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2 killed as storm rips through Austrian beer tent

Other News Materials 19 August 2017 14:30 (UTC +04:00)
An intense storm ripped through a beer tent in northwestern Austria, killing two people and injuring at least 40 more, Reuters reports citing Austrian media.
2 killed as storm rips through Austrian beer tent

Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 19

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An intense storm ripped through a beer tent in northwestern Austria, killing two people and injuring at least 40 more, Reuters reports citing Austrian media.

About 700 people were in the tent erected for a local volunteer fire department festival in St. Johann am Walde, located northeast of Salzburg, when the storm hit suddenly at about 2030 GMT, Aug. 18.

A man and a woman, both around 20 years old, died, the Austrian Press Agency reported.

Of those injured, 10 suffered serious injuries, media reported.

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