Five people lost their lives in the storm involving the Balkans

Police and local media reported casualties and major damage caused by this storm in the affected regions.

After several very hot and dry days, the Balkans experienced the second storm within two days, as other parts of Europe are struggling with fires and high temperatures.

In Croatia's capital, Zagreb, two victims have been reported as a result of the storm. According to Croatian police, two men lost their lives after being hit by the fall of trees. The event included a 50-year-old who was out on the street and a 48-year-old who was inside his car during the disaster.

Emergency doctor Ljupka Hitova has announced that both victims have suffered serious head injuries.

In Cernik, Croatia, another person lost his life while in his car, also because of a tree crash.

Somewhere else in Zagreb, a 36-year-old was seriously injured when a crane near a construction zone collapsed, the police statement said.

The storm suddenly darkened the sky and brought rain, rapid floods and winds across Zagreb starting around 1600.

The city's transport stopped, power outages broke, and roads were blocked because of fallen trees.

Zagreb emergency services urged citizens to be patient, as hundreds of calls for help came immediately.

“We call on citizens to call only if they are in a life threatening situation, until the stabilisation of the” situation, Zagreb Mayor Tomislav Tomasevic said on Twitter.

A similar situation was reported in neighbouring Slovenia, where the strong wind blew down trees and damaged roofs.

Public Broadcasting RTV Slovenia reported that one person lost his life and another was injured when one tree fell on them in the area of Lake Bled.

One person lost his life in Bosnia and at least 20 were injured, authorities said there.

Authorities in Serbia issued warnings to citizens as the storm moved directly

Strong winds spread across Belgrade's Serb headship Wednesday evening.

Some parts of the city remained without electricity, and Belgrade's airport was provisionally closed. A video posted on social networks shows a large crane falling.

Somewhere else in Serbia, residents reported broke trees in the middle, bricks falling and damaged roofs.

A 12-year-old girl was hospitalised after a tree fell on her in the northern town of Novi Sad, doctors said.

Emergency services in the three countries reported hundreds of interventions as the storm swept through the region.

Authorities warned climbers to stay away from those tree areas.