May

Snow Storm – Europe – Czech Republic

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EDIS Number: SS-20100519-26176-CZE
Date / time: 19/05/2010 11:14:57 [UTC]
Event: Snow Storm
Area: Europe
Country: Czech Republic
State/County: Unknow
City: Unknow
Number of Deads: None or unknow
Number of Injured: None or unknow
Damage level: Minor

Description:

Fifty centimetres of snow fell on the Lysa hora mountain (1323 metres), the highest peak of the Beskydes Mountains in northern Moravia that has been battling extensive flooding, a member of the Mountain Rescue Service said. "It is a very curious and unusual thing at the end of May. None of my colleagues remembers anything like this," the rescuer said. "We expect the snow on Lysa Mount to last for a couple of days. But spring temperatures are forecast for the weekend and the snow will probably quickly melt away," the rescuer said. Torrential rains have swollen rivers in northern and central Moravia over the past few days, claiming one life. Many people have had to be evacuated, roads and rail tracks have been closed, and many households have been left without electricity. The situation starts stabilising, but the floods now threaten southern Moravia.