A strong wind hit South Moravia: they had to close the Olympic Festival in Brno
Strong winds have been marking the inhabitants of the northern half of southern Moravia since Thursday morning. By mid-eleven, firefighters were dealing with a hundred events, mostly overwhelmed by trees. Thousands of households in the Blansko region consume electricity. To temporarily close the Olympic Festival in Brno.
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Firefighters record problems in the Blansko, Brno or Brno regions. This is generally the area north of the D1 motorway. “In eighty cases, we drove to fallen trees or branches. We are also dealing with the elimination of dangerous conditions when something threatened to fall, such as metal sheets or billboards, “said Jan Dvořák, a spokesman for firefighters at half past ten.
With a strong wind, we record a hundred events from eight o’clock. 80 times it was about removing trees and branches. Districts: Blansko 46 interventions, Brno-venkov 31 interventions, Brno-město 18, other districts have interventions in units.
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Thirteen thousand customers are out of power in the Blansko region on Thursday morning. “We have been continuing repairs since the morning hours,” said ED.G spokesman Roman Šperňák.
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The organizers of the Olympic Festival announced in the morning that they had closed the complex one afternoon due to the wind. At least until then, there will be no traffic.
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