Rare tornado leaves three dead and hundreds injured in Czech Republic

The deputy mayor of Hrusky told Czech public radio half of his town was almost completely destroyed

Houses are damaged after a tornado hit the village of Moravska Nova Ves in the Hodonin district, South Moravia, Czech Republic (Vaclav Salek/CTK via AP)

A rare tornado tore through southeastern Czech Republic, killing at least one person and injuring hundreds of people, authorities said.

The tornado was formed late on Thursday during a series of strong thunderstorms that hit the entire country.