US EditionPublic Transport Disrupted in Hungary as Storms Batter Eastern Europe
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Many more delays are expected.
Flights have already resumed, but significant delays are expected.
Prague - Slovakia, Poland and Hungary were struggling with the consequences of Monday's strong storms in Europe today. In Slovakia, the Gelnica district was the hardest hit, where the wind accompanying the storm tore off the roofs of buildings and houses. In Hungary, 165,000 E.ON customers were left without power as a result of the storm, and Poland deployed the army in the south of the country to help with the removal of damage caused by the we…
In Miskolc, tram traffic stopped on a section due to the storm, in Tiszalúc the roof of a house collapsed, and in Sajóörös a gas main was hit by a fallen tree.
On Monday, severe storm damage paralyzed the country's transport system, and restoration on the main lines of MÁV may take days. According to János Lázár, at least 1,500 trains and 800,000 passengers were affected by the storm, but fortunately there were no injuries. Volánbusz is helping to replace the lost train services with several hundred vehicles.
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