Posted on 10/21/21
| News Source: i24
The storm caused power outages in thousands of homes throughout the region
Storm Aurore swept across parts of northern Europe on Thursday, leaving four dead in Poland and causing substantial damage in Germany, France, the Netherlands and elsewhere.
All four deaths in Poland occurred in the Lower Silesia region.
One person was killed when a van was blown off the road and a builder died when a wall of a house under construction fell over.
In the city of Wroclaw, two died when a tree fell on a passenger car.
The state weather service issued an alert for strong winds in most of the country.
In the Netherlands, there were reports of mini-tornadoes injuring four people.
A campsite in Zelhem near the German border was also struck by a whirlwind with a tree branch hitting a chalet, media reports said.
In France, around 40,000 homes were still without power by Thursday evening, with some 4,000 technicians called out to reconnect an initial 250,000 households affected.