In the Moravian-Silesian Region, firefighters set out on Saturday morning and in the morning for more than eighty cases related to strong winds.
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“Half of the trips have taken place so far in the Frýdek-Místek district, another 25 in the Novojičín region,” said Petr Kůdela, a spokesman for the Moravian-Silesian fire brigade, adding that firefighters always record less than ten interventions in the remaining four districts.
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“The fall of the trees has not so far caused any personal injuries or major damage, if I do not count the fall of the tree on a parked car in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm and several damage to the power lines,” Kůdela said.
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He added that firefighters also went several times to make temporary repairs to roofing, especially sheet metal.
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CHMI warning against strong wind
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Meteorologists issued a warning against a strong wind on Friday, they updated it on Saturday. It is valid until 7 am on Sunday, mainly for the eastern half of the Czech Republic. The wind is to be the most dangerous in the Vysočina region, in the Jeseníky Mountains and in the Krkonoše region.
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In addition, they issued a flood risk warning. Valid for the northeast of the Czech Republic from Saturday midnight to Sunday 2 pm.
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