Smaller whirlwinds do happen quite often even in Central Europe, although usually we just have ordinary high winds. Occasionally some roofs get torn off, but rarely anything more severe than that.
Yesterday was different. A once-in-1000-years tornado ripped through the south of Czechia and flattened seven towns and villages.
If you can spare some money for disaster relief, you can donate here. This is run by a non-religious charity foundation.
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I was worried about you when I saw the headlines, but after seeing that it was in Moravia, I thought you aren’t in the area that was affected.
@Ise Swimmer, thanks for the thought. I am luckily living to the opposite end of the Czech Republic.