Wiadomości: Torrential rainstorms flood cities in southern Poland
Torrential rains hit southern Poland, causing several cities to flood, the newspaper writes Wiadomości.
The hurricane-force winds, in particular, swept through the city of Zamość, where a record 114.5 millimetres of precipitation fell. On Wednesday, 21 August, the rescue service received 116 calls. The elements were also reported in other Polish cities – Lublin, Zakopane, Skibice, Grybów, Podobin and Goczalkowice-Zdrój.
According to meteorologists, thunderstorms will move towards the Baltic coast and the east of the country on Thursday.
Extreme weather conditions have caught another country by surprise: Mexico, where an ancient pyramid of the Michoacan civilization collapsed due to prolonged drought and then heavy rains.
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