Seven dead in Germany from the storm

At least seven people have lost their lives in a storm that has hit Central Europe today, causing power outages and blocking road and rail flow, according to rescue services.

“In Germany, police have revised the victims' balance to increase by reporting three deaths. A 56-year-old, heavily injured as a result of his shipwreck in the Peenestro Sea has lost his life from wounds”, a police spokesman stressed. “A 48-year-old woman was killed in the same accident and another passenger, 48, proved missing”. by the same source.

In Hamburg some roads have been flooded in northwest Germany, especially in the fish market district near Elbe. Several railway lines have been cut north of the country, according to Deutsche Bahn railway company, which predicted a return to normality since this afternoon. The storm, called “Herwart”, has also caused two victims in the Czech Republic as a result of the fall of trees.