Fourth tornado in four days hits Czechia

A small tornado hit the tiny village of Lokot on the outskirts of Rychnov nad Kněžnou in Czechia's Hradec Králové Region on Wednesday afternoon, causing minor damage to several houses. No one was injured, the local fire department said on the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter. According to the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, this is the fourth tornado to hit the country since Sunday and the ninth this year.