Last Thursday a storm including a tornado and tennis ball sized hail swept through several villages in South Moravia, Czech Republic. The tornado killed five people and injured dozens, including 45 people who were admitted to the hospital, with six in serious condition. Czech officials say around 1,000 homes were severely damaged.

Photos and videos of the destruction show homes and businesses without roofs, cars overturned, trees uprooted, lumber and glass strewn about, and total devastation of entire neighborhoods. Winds of at least 219km/h (136 mph) were recorded, but one Czech meteorologist reports winds possibly clocked at above 332 kph (206 mph).

Please pray for the Czech citizens and leaders as they grieve the loss of life in their communities, as well as continue the cleanup effort. The Czech Republic remains near the top of the list of the world’s most atheist nations. Pray that this natural disaster would cause Czech people to cry out to their Creator and Savior, to seek God and find him.

(Photo credit Vojtěch Bernátek via @CzechView21 and @KeraunosObs).

Sources:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/25/europe/czech-republic-tornado-intl/index.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57605651

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/most-atheist-countries