FIRST PERSON STORY: Bulgarians about the tornado in the Czech Republic – The Old Continent – The World – NOVA News

Bulgarians with a first-person account of the tornado in the Czech Republic.

One of them is Dr. Boris Tablov. On the way from Germany to Bulgaria, he and his family witnessed the disaster. The disaster found them on the highway from Brno to Bratislava.

“Suddenly it got very dark, it started to rain terribly hard, a real wall of water was pouring, which turned into hail. The size of the ice cubes was like a tennis ball “, says Dr. Boris Tablov.

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On the highway, he sees crushed cars, an overturned truck and broken electric poles from a natural disaster.

“It was very impressive. Folded pillars lie in the field. And the wires passing through the road … “, said Dr. Tablov.

As after the war, so do the settlements affected by the tornado. Although far from the incident, the apocalyptic sight shook Tsanka Kasslova, who has lived in the Czech capital for 22 years.

“The first impression was horrible, I can’t believe my eyes, I have the feeling that a bomb fell there,” said Tsanka Kasslova.

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The tornado toppled hundreds of houses, leaving thousands without electricity and shelter.

A rare tornado struck along the Czech Republic’s southern border, destroying parts of some towns and injuring 150.

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“Tents are being set up for people who have been left homeless. In order to help them, food is brought, water is brought, ”she added.

On the agenda now is the question of how the damage from the disaster will be restored, says the editor-in-chief of the Czech newspaper Lidove Novini Veselin Vachkov.

“Currently, the life-saving operations have been suspended and the topic is more material damage. The resumption of the main functions of the affected 7-8 small towns and villages, the big topic will be where the funds will come from and how normal life in these settlements will be resumed “, Vachkov explained.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that no Bulgarians were injured after the tornado, and our diplomatic mission continues to monitor the situation and is ready to provide assistance if necessary.

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