A rare tornado struck along the Czech Republic's southern border on Thursday, killing five people, injuring more than 100 and destroying parts of several towns as the buildings weer battered by 200mph winds.
The strong storms reduced houses to rubble, ripped roofs off buildings, flattened trees and overturned cars in scenes officials have described as being 'like in warzone'.
The tornado, reported in towns around Hodonin, along the Slovak and Austrian borders and 167 miles southeast of the capital of Prague, could have reached windspeeds above 206mph, a Czech Television meteorologist said.
That would make it the strongest in the modern history of the central European nation and its first tornado since 2018.
A rare tornado struck along the Czech Republic's southern border on Thursday, killing five people, injuring more than 100 and destroying parts of several towns as the buildings weer battered by 200mph winds
The strong storms reduced houses to rubble, ripped roofs off buildings, flattened trees and overturned cars in scenes officials have described as being 'like in warzone'
Damaged cars stand among debris in the aftermath of a rare tornado that struck and destroyed parts of some towns, in Mikulcice village
The tornado and hail the size of tennis balls struck several towns and villages including Breclav and Hodonin, where in addition to causing injuries the extreme weather destroyed a retirement home and the local zoo.
At least five people died as a result of the storms and at least 100 more are injured, reports Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung.
Czech TV reported as many as seven small towns were
