As he added, firefighters intervened the most in the province. Mazowieckie (305) and Lesser Poland (273).
“About 68.9 thousand customers remain without electricity (Mazowieckie – 35 thousand, Warmińsko-Mazurskie – 16 thousand, Małopolskie – 8.6 thousand, Podlaskie – 4.8 thousand” – said Świszcz on Twitter.
– In connection with the advance of the front stormy weather over Mazovia, on Sunday until 5 p.m., Mazovian firefighters intervened 111 times, the press officer of the Mazovian Voivodship Commander of the State Fire Service, young brig. Karol Kierzkowski.
He explained that the interventions mainly concerned broken branches and fallen trees.
As he calculated, in connection with storms and strong winds, the most events were recorded by firefighters in Warsaw (15), as well as in the vicinity of the capital: in the poviats of Białobrzegi (10), Szydłowiec (10), Minsk (8), Maków (8), Pułtusk ( 8). In turn, in Radom County, there were two damaged roofs – a school and a farm building.
– No injured people – Kierzkowski emphasized.
Broken trees, boughs falling on roads, broken power lines and a roof are the effects of the storms that passed over Warmia and Mazury on Sunday. Firefighters intervened 140 times due to weather events. Masurian rescuers helped over 20 sailors.
As the officer on duty of the Warmia and Mazury State Fire Service informed, the most noticeable effects of storms and strong winds were recorded in the poviats of Giżycko, Kętrzyn, Pisz, Mrągowo, Węgorzewo and Gołdap.
A strong wind broke trees and boughs and knocked them over onto the roads, ripped power lines and the roof covering of the farm building. There is no information about the injured people.
Several very dangerous situations have also been reported on Masurian lakes. As the officer on duty of the Masurian Volunteer Rescue Service informed, the strong wind culminating on the lakes was blowing even 11 degrees on the Beaufort scale. 23 people were helped, that is, the rescuers reached the damaged boats and towed them to a safe place, bringing them to the shore.
The intervention took place on Lake Kisjano, Święcajty, Łabap.
Moreover, in the eco-marina in Giżycko, a strong gust of wind damaged the window in the restaurant and the glass injured a tourist. In turn, on the lake Gawlik, two people were searched for missing while swimming on a water bike. The tourists happily reached the shore on their own.
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