Powerful storm leaves three dead in Mazury

Within 30 minutes a total of 40 yachts overturned, three persons died and another nine are still missing. According to Rzeczpospolita, the main party responsible for the tragedy is the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management in Białystok which did not warn of an approaching storm in the morning. And then just 50 minutes before the storm struck, it issued a public warning that winds speeds would reach 60-80 km/h. Meanwhile, the wind speed reached 130 km/h. Even locals were surprised by the intensity of the storm and said they had never seen anything like it. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1; Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1) A.K.