A storm devastated the grounds of an open-air festival in Trenčín, Slovakia. Emergency services transported ten people to nearby hospitals, the control center announced in the evening. They suffered minor injuries to their heads and upper limbs, among other things.
According to the TASR agency, a large tent collapsed during the storm with strong gusts of wind and several smaller ones were blown over or damaged. The program was interrupted. The electricity on the site had to be turned off at times. Police, fire brigade and rescue services were deployed on a large scale.
Surprised by a thunderstorm
The festival “Pohoda” (coziness or comfort) was held at the Trenčín airport. There were also families with children. When the storm broke out, the Czech rock band “Pražský výběr” (Pražský výběr) was playing on the main stage.
An evacuation centre for festival-goers was set up in a sports hall. It was still unclear whether the festival would be able to go ahead on Saturday.
Doomsday mood in Slovakia:
On Thursday, two people died in a mudslide in a mountain valley in Slovakia. Thunderstorms with heavy rain also caused problems in the neighboring Czech Republic. Fallen trees caused train traffic to come to a standstill in many places on Friday.
In Krahulčí near Telč in South Bohemia, the dike of a fishpond broke and cellars were flooded. Near Brno, a motorcyclist fell over a tree on the road. At a campsite in South Moravia, a man was injured when a tree fell on two cars and a tent.
Source: Krone
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