Violent storms swept through Poland on Sunday, prompting over 1,500 emergency interventions, damaging a concert stage, causing flight diversions, and injuring five people after a tree fell onto a horse-drawn carriage.<\/p>\n
The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management issued warnings for 15 provinces on Sunday, forecasting heavy rainfall and wind gusts of up to 100 km\/h. RCB alerts were subsequently issued for ten provinces.<\/p>\n
The State Fire Service reported over 1,500 storm-related incidents by 8:00 PM on Sunday. The highest number of reports came from the Ma\u0142opolskie (620), \u015al\u0105skie (370), and Lubelskie (227) provinces.<\/p>\n
In Targanice, a tree collapsed onto a horse-drawn carriage carrying twelve people, resulting in injuries to five adults. According to Capt. Hubert Ciep\u0142y, spokesperson for the Ma\u0142opolska fire service, the victims are not in life-threatening condition.<\/p>\n
In \u0141owcz\u00f3wek, a severe storm forced the cancellation of a concert by Patrycja Markowska after high winds damaged the stage, creating a risk of collapse.<\/p>\n
Travel to Krak\u00f3w-Balice Airport faced delays due to the weather. Two flights\u2014one from Brussels and one from Pisa\u2014were diverted to Pozna\u0144 and Wroc\u0142aw, respectively, with passengers transported to Krak\u00f3w by coach.<\/p>\n
Airport spokesperson Monika Chylaszek noted that pilots made the decisions to divert based on atmospheric conditions. Disruptions caused by heavy rainfall lasted approximately 20 to 25 minutes.<\/p>\n
In Bielsko-Bia\u0142a, firefighters responded to over 90 calls involving broken trees, one of which struck a public bus. In \u017bywiec, the water rescue service (WOPR) reported two capsized boats on Lake \u017bywieckie, with further operations conducted on Lake Mi\u0119dzybrodzkie.<\/p>\n
In the Lubelskie region, the provincial fire service recorded significant flooding. The Bia\u0142a district reported 127 calls, mostly for pumping water from buildings, while the Kra\u015bnik and W\u0142odawa districts reported dozens of additional incidents involving flooded structures and wind-damaged trees.<\/p>\n
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