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Two killed as thunderstorms hit Germany

Other News Materials 25 June 2008 22:09 (UTC +04:00)

Summer thunderstorms Wednesday in Germany killed two people and traffic was snarled by torrential rain, local flash floods and falling trees.

Near the western city of Mainz, a worker was found dead in a vineyard, apparently after being hit by lightning, and a 19-year-old driver was killed when her car skidded into the path of a truck during a cloudburst.

In the eastern state of Saxony, trees were blown over and flying branches damaged electrical wires and cars. A small tornado near Chemnitz ripped the roof off an empty building, dpa reported.

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