Storms cause power outage in Czech Republic

Storms cause power outage in Czech Republic

Strong winds and storms have hit the Czech Republic, leaving some ten thousand homes without power, with the Central Bohemia the hardest hit, Czech national power company said on Monday.

The storms hit at first southern and western Bohemia on Sunday afternoon and moved to Moravia during the evening and night.

"The state of emergency was temporarily declared for the Central Bohemia and Pardubice regions," Ladislav Kriz, spokesman of the CEZ, said.

The storms broke down 30 high voltage facilities in eastern Bohemia and 9 in western Bohemia, Kriz said. In Prague, the breakdown of electricity supply were repaired during Sunday night.

Strong winds have uprooted hundreds of trees and fallen trees have blocked a number of roads and over 20 rail tracks, causing delayed transport.

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