Severe Storms Batter Eastern Slovakia's Zemplín Region with Unusually Large Hail

Powerful storms swept through the Zemplín region of eastern Slovakia, bringing extremely large hailstones that caused significant damage to vehicles and the roofs of residential buildings. Locals described the hailstones as being as large as mandarins, indicating an unusually severe weather event. The Zemplín region is a predominantly rural area in the far east of Slovakia, near the borders with Ukraine and Hungary. Damage to cars and rooftops suggests the storms left a costly trail of destruction for residents in the affected communities.