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Storm Sabine damages 250 buildings in Poland - State Fire Service

Spokesman for the Chief Commander of the State Fire Service, Paweł Frątczak said that 1,246 interventions were reported in the country. Darek Delmanowicz/PAP

Storm Sabine, also known as Ciara, hit Poland on Tuesday and damaged 250 buildings, including nearly 170 dwelling houses and hundreds of damaged trees, the State Fire Service (PSP) said on Wednesday.

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Storm Sabine strikes Poland killing two

Storm Sabine, also known as Ciara, hit Poland on Monday with winds of up to 100 km/h killing two people in the southern mountain town of Bukowina Tatrzanska.

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Nearly 140 people were injured as a result of a series of lightning strikes that hit the Tatra mountains during heavy storms on Thursday. Four people, including two children, died on the Polish side of the mountain range, and one on the Slovak side.

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