Storms batter eastern Europe

HEAVY thunderstorms and strong winds have pounded Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, tearing roofs off homes and bringing down trees.

In Poland, one woman was killed when part of a roof collapsed, and five others were injured. St-reets were flooded, power lines were torn down al-ong with over 1,000 trees.

In the Czech Republic, dozens of children were evacuated from summer camps after a day of heavy rains raised risks of floods.