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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Ed Walton for MetDesk

Weather tracker: Severe thunderstorms sweep Europe and east Asia

The roof of a house completely collapsed out on to the street, with wooden debris everywhere
Storm-damaged homes in the village of Komenda, Slovenia, last week. Photograph: Borut Živulovič/Reuters

Severe thunderstorms swept across the Balkans last week, bringing widespread destruction to parts of the region. The storms developed as unstable hot air lingered over the Adriatic Sea while a cold front plunged south-eastward.

The front began its journey on 10 June in Slovenia, where the Slovenian Environment Agency recorded 65mph gusts at Ljubljana airport. Heavy rain also fell widely across the region with 23mm reported in Kranj.

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