At least 5 killed in storms in Central Europe
People died in Germany, Poland, Czech Rep. and Austria
29 October, 18:12Two people died in Poland as a result of the heavy winds, including a man who drove his car into a tree that had been knocked down by the storm, fire department spokesman Pawel Fratczak said. The second man was killed when a tree fell on his car in southwestern Poland, while his passenger was hospitalized, Polish media reported.
Two people were killed in the Czech Republic when they were hit by falling trees, local Television reported.
A 63-year-old camper drowned in the Jadebusen river in Lower Saxony in Germany, when he was swept away in a flash flood, the German news agency dpa reported. (ANSA).