Storms reek havoc across the country - one killed and ten injured

One person died and ten were injured as a result of the heavy storms and rain which ravaged the country on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The storms started fires, as strong wind tore off roofs and uprooted trees as well as destroying power and phone lines, roads and railtracks. Trains between Warsaw and Wroc3aw had to be re-routed and some passengers had to take busses instead of the train. The fatality was a woman who drowned while kayaking, although her two children were rescued. Eight people were injured by falling trees and in the capital trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) was suspended for one hour as a result of the weather conditions. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p 6) A.L.