Storm on Tuesday causes multiple million euros damage
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Approximately 8 thousand insurance demands had been sent to insurance companies after the storm on 23rd May: the estimated sum of damage may reach almost 4 million euros, as it was declared by the Association of Hungarian Insurance Companies (MABISZ).
According to Napi.hu, the most damage was reported due to the rainstorms and the leaks related to them. Roof damages, panel gap leaks were frequent, but most of the damage was dealt to estates that were situated in lower places, as well as to basements and garages that were flooded.
Experts of insurance companies reported that this wave of humidity came unexpectedly from both the aspects of place and time. 75-80 percent of the damages were done in Budapest, 15 percent in Pest county, and only 5-10 percent in the other parts of Hungary.
According to the first summaries, the rainstorms affected mostly the North-South zone of Budapest, humidity caused much less damage in the eastern and western districts, as MTI states.
Experts highlighted, based on damage statistics, that in the recent years, monsoon-like rains during which the usual humidity showed high concentration in time and space were more likely in Hungary.