Storms in Moravia kill woman; railroad tracks, roads and cars damaged

A 39-year old woman was killed by a falling tree near the town of Blansko in southern Moravia, where heavy thunderstorms hit on Saturday. Falling trees damaged roads, railroad tracks, cars and houses. Firefighters in the southern Moravia region were called out on some 80 missions in the course of Saturday night. Some roads and railroad routes are still blocked due to damages. In other parts of Moravia, the storms lead to power outages and flooded cellars and garages. Some 15,000 households near the Moravian town of Třebič were still without electricity on Sunday morning.