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Firefighters extremely busy as high winds sweep across Poland

Polish firefighters attended a total of 1,317 incidents caused by high winds which hit Poland on Saturday, a spokesman for the State Fire Service has said.

06.04.2025 20:42 update: 06.04.2025 20:43
Photo: PAP/Tytus Żmijewski
Photo: PAP/Tytus Żmijewski

Karol Kierzkowski reported the final figure on Sunday morning.

In Warsaw, a tree fell on a bus stop, injuring two people.

"The incident was one of the most serious in the region," Kierzkowski said.

Most interventions were carried out in the central Mazowieckie province, including its capital Warsaw, - a total of 311. The north-central Kujawsko-Pomorskie saw 240 interventions, the north-eastern Warminsko-Mazurskie 168, the northern Pomorskie 160 and the central Lodzkie 140.

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