In the opening leg of the Europe Cup quarterfinals Poland’s FIBRAIN KU AZS POLITECHNIKA RZESZÓW secured a confident win over Novi Sad while SON CLADERA TTC – Mallorca suffered a home defeat against SKST Plus Hodonín of Czechia SON CLADERA TTC fell in four matches to the visiting Czech side Despite a promising start in front of the home crowd with Pauline CHASSELIN defeating Solomiya BRATEYKO Karin GROFOVÁ turned the momentum in favor of Hodonín She emerged as the backbone of the Czech team’s success securing two crucial victories—including the fourth match Markéta ŠEVČÍKOVÁ contributed with a win over Eugenia SASTRE Fen LI opened the match with a dominant straight-games victory over Tijana JOKIĆ while the final match between Katarzyna GRZYBOWSKA-FRANZ and Sara RADAK ended with the same scoreline in favor of the home side The closest contest came in the second match The return leg of all four quarterfinals is scheduled for 27th April Saint-Denis 93 TT beat CTM Mirandela 3-2 and UNIVERSIDAD DE BURGOS – RM TERAN overcame Budaörsi Sport Club 3-1 FIBRAIN KU AZS POLITECHNIKA RZESZOW – Novi Sad 3-0 SON CLADERA TTC – MALLORCA – SKST Plus Hodonín The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) is the governing body of the sport of table tennis in Europe and is the only authority recognized for this purpose by the International Table Tennis Federation The ETTU deals with all matters relating to table tennis at a European level including the development and promotion of the sport in the territories controlled by its 58 member associations and the organization of continental table tennis competitions Members of the Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) and volunteer firefighters from towns and villages in the Zahorie area in western Slovakia have been building a mobile flood barrier on the bridge over the Morava River between the Slovak town of Holic and the Czech town of Hodonin         Holic/Hodonin 23 members of the Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) and 20 volunteer firefighters from towns 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use cookies to make our website work better and improve your experience Categories Weather Report A severe weather outbreak hit parts of central Europe this Thursday With a deadly tornado across the Breclav and Hodonin districts Hodonin tornado is the strongest tornado that hit the Czech Republic in modern history It has been a very active period of severe weather across parts of central and western Europe this week with several consecutive days of severe weather outbreaks from France to Benelux it ended up with a destructive and deadly tornado that struck the Breclav and Hodonin districts This tornado is the first that hit the Czech Republic since 2018 and is also the strongest and the deadliest severe weather event in Europe so far this year Hodonin tornado is the deadliest tornado in Europe since June 11th A violent tornado has swept through several villages in the southeastern Czech Republic At least 4 fatalities have also been reported so far Hodonin hospital had accepted several dozens of injured residents following the tornado It has been also reported that a tornado toppled a bus Local authorities are afraid that more people could be still buried under debris or trapped in flooded homes Credits: Jaroslav Malý and Martin Majžíšková Half of the village Hrusky has been reported being leveled to the ground while significant structural damage has been reported across Lužice village as well with some parts of the village totally destroyed Severe tornado damage was also reported in Moravská Nová Ves and several other locations along the tornado path Video footage of the local residents reveals a very powerful force of this tornado The storm has also left more than 120.000 without power The Czech Minister of Interior Jan Hamacek tweeted that all available rescue units are in action or moving to the Hodonin region where several municipalities have been hit by a tornado Hamacek also said that he expects “a loss of lives” from this natural disaster The local rescue teams are also getting help from neighboring Austria and Slovakia Hodonin is a town in the South Moravian Region located in the southeast parts of the Czech Republic Hodonin lies along the Austrian border and is about 270 km (165 miles) southeast of the Chech Republic’s capital Prague A long-tracked supercell storm destroyed numerous roofs from several hundred buildings between the Breclav and Hodonin districts as well as uprooting trees and overturning cars The worst-hit areas along the tornado path were reported looking like a war zone Above: A view of the supercell with tornado rolling into Hodonin town See some of the damaged video footage below: The tornado made more than 25 kilometers (15 miles) long path starting around the village Hrusky grazing across the next village Moravska Nova Ves further north then crossed Mikulčice and Lužice The damage width extends between 100 and 700 meters in some parts along the track Tornado hit the town of Hodonin at about 1740 UTC (7.40 p.m The exact track length and duration of the tornado is yet to be defined by the country’s Czech Hydrometeorological Institute and the ESSL experts in the coming days The convective environment was very conducive for the development of intense severe storms as both very high instability and deep-layer shear overlapped together to the immediate north of the Alpine rim Numerous supercells were ongoing since mid-afternoon gain intensity and grow upscale towards the evening hours According to the meteorologist speaking on Czech TV this tornado is the strongest in the Czech Republic’s history The estimated intensity has likely reached the F3-F4 scale That means that winds could have reached up to 267-322 km/h (165-200 mph) Above: Structural damage in village Moravská Nová Ves very large hail up to the size of tennis balls struck several towns and villages including Hodonin Severe damage was also reported to the retirement home and the local zoo in Hodonin The tornado has also caused extensive power outages and traffic disruptions due to numerous and widespread fallen trees and power lines along the major motorway connecting Prague with the Slovakian capital Bratislava The motorway has been closed with numerous vehicles trapped inside the damaged path for several hours Some video footage from the Hodonin region shared on the social networks showed numerous destroyed buildings and overturned cars snapped tree stumps including several fires with thick black smoke Here are some image and video material of the Hodonin tornado by local residents: a severe thunderstorm outbreak was also producing severe weather with very large hail and even a tornado in Poland Report of a tornado and giant hail in Poland by Mateusz Taszarek about 300 and 500 tornado reports are collected into the European Severe Weather Database – ESWD – every year Those also include waterspouts that are being reported most often across the Mediterranean Sea While there is quite a good track of tornado reports in the last decade many tornadoes still get unreported as they hit sparsely populated rural areas The Mediterranean region has the annual maximum in autumn and winter month while most of continental Europe sees the maximum of tornado reports in the summer months Italy and Greece see the highest tornado activity There are also quite a high number of fatalities caused by tornadoes in Europe estimated to be between 10 and 15 on average each year Most fatalities come from the F2/F3 or stronger tornadoes The European Severe Storms Laboratory has tweeted on Thursday: From 2010 until 2020 3827 tornadoes have occurred over land in and around Europe The deadliest tornado since 1950 occurred in Ivanovo Above: Tornadoes in Europe between 1950 and 2020 Read more about tornado climatology in Europe: A Climatology of Tornadoes in Europe: Results from the European Severe Weather Database so more details will be added as they appear in the coming hours Intense winter supercell over the North Adriatic Sea 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All rights reserved In Czech Republic SKST PLUS Hodonin will host TTC Berlin eastside in the opening leg of the TAMANNEFTEGAS Champions League Women Most important issue in recent past the health of players is first question at the list SKST PLUS Hodonin awaits the duel with complete line up “All the players are healthy and hopefully they will be well prepared for the match ” stated SKST PLUS Hodonin Coach Jaroslav MIKESKA “Currently we are in the first place in the National League after the first half of the season Also in mid-December we have won Czech cup so we are quite satisfied with our season so far ” said MIKESKA Reigning champions Germany’s TTC Berlin eastside is aiming the sixth crown No doubt Hododnin is facing tough challenge “I think last time we played each other it was two or three years back in the quarter finals of the Champions League It was very close encounter but I’d say that time was Berlin little bit better and went through to the semis We expect as always very tough matches against Berlin as they are the reigning champion of this competition Of course they are favorites of our quarter-finals so we have nothing to lose and we will give our best and will see the result ” concluded Coach Jaroslav MIKESKA Wednesday 12/01/2022 19.30 Saint Quentin: TT Saint Quentinois (FRA) – KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg (POL) Friday 14/01/2022 19.00 Lys Lez Lannoy: CP Lyssois Lille Métropole (FRA) – Metz TT (FRA) Sunday 16/01/2022 16.30 Linz: Linz AG Froschberg (AUT) – Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT (FRA) Tuesday 18/01/2022 18.00 Hodonin: SKST PLUS Hodonin (CZE) – TTC Berlin eastside (GER) Show Breaking News BarCloseWorldAssociated Press hundreds injured by rare tornado in Czech RepublicAssociated Press Full Screen1 / 16Previous photoNext photoMan rides his bike after a tornado hit the village of Mikulcice in the Hodonin district A rare tornado tore through southeastern Czech Republic killing a few people and injuring hundreds (Ondrej Deml/CTK via AP)A house is damaged house after a tornado hit the village of Moravska Nova Ves in the Hodonin district A rare tornado hit towns and villages in southeast part of the country injuring some 150 people and damaging hundreds of houses Some 200 police officers have been deployed in the region to help the rescue workers (Vaclav Salek/CTK via AP)A house is damaged house after a tornado hit the village of Moravska Nova Ves in the Hodonin district (Vaclav Salek/CTK via AP)Czech Republic's Prime Minister Andrej Babis leaves at the end of the first day of an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels EU leaders are set to take stock of coronavirus recovery plans study ways to improve relations with Russia and Turkey and insist on the need to develop migration partners with the countries of northern Africa but a heated exchange over a new LGBT bill in Hungary is also likely Pool Photo via AP)Damaged houses are seen after a tornado hit the village of Hrusky in the Breclav district (Vaclav Salek/CTK via AP)Woman with her dog cries in front of her damaged house after a tornado hit the village of Moravska Nova Ves in the Breclav district (Vaclav Salek/CTK via AP)Locals observe damaged houses after a tornado hit the village of Moravska Nova Ves in the Hodonin district Some 200 police officers and members of the army have been deployed in the region to help the rescue workers (Vaclav Salek/CTK via AP)Damaged houses are seen after a tornado hit the village of Moravska Nova Ves in the Hodonin district (Vaclav Salek/CTK via AP)Damaged cars are seen after a tornado hit the village of Luzice in the Hodonin district (Ondrej Deml/CTK via AP)View of the wreckage after a Tornado hit the village of Moravska Nova Ves in the Hodonin district (Vaclav Salek/CTK via AP)Houses are damaged after a tornado hit the village of Moravska Nova Ves in the Hodonin district (Vaclav Salek/CTK via AP)Damaged houses are seen after a tornado hit the village of Moravska Nova Ves in the Breclav district (Vaclav Salek/CTK via AP)Cars and houses are damaged after a tornado hit the village of Moravska Nova Ves in the Hodonin district (Vaclav Salek/CTK via AP)Damaged house after a tornado hit the village of Moravska Nova Ves in the Hodonin district (Vaclav Salek/CTK via AP)Man rides his bike after a tornado hit the village of Mikulcice in the Hodonin district PRAGUE – A rare tornado believed to be the most devastating in the Czech Republic’s modern history has torn through the country's southeast killing at least five people and injuring hundreds The tornado touched down late Thursday as strong thunderstorms hit the entire country Seven towns and villages sustained heavy damage that included buildings turned to rubble and overturned cars The storms were accompanied by hail which in some cases was as big as tennis balls Hrusky Deputy Mayor Marek Babisz told Czech public radio that half of his town was almost completely wiped out the elementary school has no roof and insulation any more only walls remain from what were houses .. Some 360 extra police officers were dispatched to the area joined by counterparts from nearby Austria and Slovakia helicopters and sniffer dogs to search through the rubble Police said at least five people were found dead but regional government chief Jan Grolich said the death toll was likely to rise “It’s a huge tragedy,” Prime Minister Andrej Babis said Babis was in Brussels to attend an EU summit and was planning to visit the afflicted region later Friday “I'd like to offer my condolences to the families of the victims,” Babis said will do all we can to help the people because it's a real apocalypse.” He said some 2,000 buildings have been damaged Over 40,000 households remain without electricity in the southeast Meteorologist Martin Setvak said it was the most damaging tornado in the country's modern history “It certainly was at least the strongest F3 intensity but very likely it was F4” in the six-notch Fujita scale Setvak said it's still unclear whether it was a single twister or several independent ones the country experienced anywhere between one and seven tornadoes annually up until 2020 “Tornados like this are very rare in Central Europe,” climatologist Pavel Fasko said rewritten or redistributed without permission TV Listings Email Newsletters RSS Feeds Closed Captioning / Audio Description Contact Us Careers at WPLG Terms of Use Privacy Policy Public File FCC Applications EEO Report Do Not Sell My Info 1.0 Host Exhibit Copyright © 2025 Local10.com is published by WPLG INC. 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The Champions League Women semifinal lineup is now complete where South Moravia governor voices shock at level of destruction At least five people died and more than a hundred were injured when a tornado and hailstones the size of tennis balls hit the Czech Republic’s south-east on Thursday night Video footage from the region on social networks showed buildings razed to the ground shorn tree stumps and several fires with thick black smoke “It’s living hell,” said the South Moravia regional governor The Czech news agency CTK quoted the mayor of Hrušky as saying that half of his village had been razed The hailstorm also caused damage worth millions of euros to a baroque castle in the nearby town of Valtice which is part of the Unesco-listed Lednice-Valtice cultural landscape “With some of the houses I can’t imagine them being repaired,” a rescue coordinator “Some of them will have to be rebuilt from scratch.” An emergency services spokesperson told broadcaster ČT she estimated the number of injured people to be “between 100 and 150 said it had treated up to 200 injured people said “all available rescue units are in action or moving to the Hodonín region where several municipalities have been hit by a tornado” Austrian and Slovak rescuers were helping out and the Czech army has also been deployed The tornado seen in Hodonín Photograph: Zdenek Kostiha/ReutersThe tornado and huge hailstones struck several towns and villages including Hodonín where in addition to causing injuries the extreme weather destroyed a retirement home and the local zoo People walk past damaged buildings in the village of Hrušky Photograph: Radek Miča/AFP/Getty ImagesFallen power lines led to the closure of a major motorway connecting Prague with the Slovak capital and left about 75,000 people across the country without electricity The storms forced the Czech prime minister to remain in Brussels after an EU summit because a landing in Prague would have been too dangerous a twister struck the southern Małopolska province on Thursday In the opening leg of the Europe Cup Women quarterfinal ALCL TT Grand-Quevilly beat SKST Plus Hodonin in four matches LI Samson gave her club good start with the victory over Marketa SEVCIKOVA (12:10 11:6 11:2) but Natalia PARTYKA brought back Czech team back in game with the victory over Anis SALPIN (11:9 11:13 11:8 11:9) Isa COK beat Karin GROFOVA (11:4 11:6 11:9) before Natalia created a chance for another point but failed in close finsih PARTYKA forced LI go to go full distance and lost by death point (9:11 13:11 11:13 11:4 5:6) “We are happy to win the first round of the quarterfinal it was a very tight match until the end She won 6/5 in the last game against Natalia PARTYKA Li Samson was in good shape and also won her first match before PARTYKA was a bit too strong for Anais SALPIN and I played quite good at 1/1 so I’m happy that I could bring an important point for the team ” said Isa COK Previously Italian Quattro Mori Cagliari and Czech Moravsky Krumlov already secured their semi-final’s spots On 28th January Spanish Tecnigen Linares and Hungarian SH-ITB Budaörsi Sport Club will play last quarterfinal to decide on last semifinalists ETIVAL ASRTT secured their place in the final of the Champions League Women where they will meet the reigning champions KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg The French side recorded a victory against SKST Plus Hodonín in the opening leg in Czechia but in the return leg ETIVAL lost after a full five matches After almost three hours of play Marie MIGOT failed to close the match at 2-1 and lost in the decisive fifth match against Natalia PARTYKA Natalia lost the opening match against Jieni SHAO but the Portuguese player could not stop Sakura MORI MORI recorded two wins tonight also beating MIGOT In the middle Camelia IACOB overcame Karin GROFOVA In both legs the atmosphere was fantastic “In Czechia we had two very close matches 600 people came and I know a lot of people there “I am proud of my performance and win over MORI Jieni played a fantastic match against PARTYKA also very close.” MIGOT then continued with impressions from the second match “At home Camelia played at a superb level tactically fantastic It was a turning point; we needed that win It was full 400 people so warm so nice; we are all so happy with the success Also I have to congratulate the team of Hodonin; they made this semi-final great too And they also lost their luggage but despite this misfortune they put up a great fight.” ETIVAL ASRTT – SKST Plus Hodonín 2-3 Jieni SHAO – Natalia PARTYKA 3-0 (11-7 11-6 11-5) Marie MIGOT – Sakura MORI 0-3 (6-11 5-11 4-11) Camelia IACOB – Karin GROFOVA 3-0 (12-10 11-6 11-5) Jieni SHAO – Sakura MORI 1-3 (3-11 11-6 6-11 7-11) Marie MIGOT – Natalia PARTYKA 2-3 (7-11 11-6 13-11 9-11 3-6) SKST Plus Hodonín – ETIVAL ASRTT 1-3 Sakura MORI – Marie MIGOT 2-3 (11-2 10-12 7-11 11-7 2-6) Natalia PARTYKA – Jieni SHAO 2-3 (8-11 8-11 11-8 11-8 0-6) Karin GROFOVA – Camelia IACOB 3-0 (11-2 11-5 11-7) Sakura MORI – Jieni SHAO 1-3 (7-11 11-3 9-11 9-11) A freak tornado caused significant damage yesterday to several villages in the Břeclav and Hodonín districts of South Moravia The worst of the storm was felt in the villages of Lužice and Mikulčice in the Hodonín district and Moravská Nová Ves and Hrušky in the Břeclav district June 25 (BD) – Emergency services were working through the night last night to extract survivors from the rubble after a freak tornado hit several locations in South Moravia The most affected villages were Lužice and Mikulčice in the Hodonín district and Moravská Nová Ves and Hrušky in the Břeclav district and the town of Hodonín also suffered significant damage half of Hrušky was flattened to the ground a spokeswoman for the South Moravian Rescue Service confirmed that the storm had claimed victims: “We have confirmed victims but nothing is certain.” All departments of the Czech integrated rescue service including the Urban Search and Rescue Team (USAR) were deployed to the scene The storm left 32,000 households in South Moravia without electricity The tornado emerged during general storm and hail conditions in the area The severity of the situation soon became clear to emergency services everything to these regions,” said Kropáčková Hospitals in the area reported treating hundreds of wounded, and several deaths, as reported by Czech news server Seznam Zprávy “They were brought here by ambulances There was blood everywhere and helpless people in tears They barely saved their own lives and lost their roofs over their heads,” said Antonín Tesařík The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute confirmed that the area had been hit by a tornado meteorologist Michal Žák described the tornado as an unprecedented event and said that such large tornadoes are quite unusual in Europe The last tornado in the Czech Republic was in September 2018 in the České Budějovice region Photos: Yesterday a tornado caused significant damage to several villages in the Břeclav and Hodonín districts of South Moravia Advertise with us Privacy Policy Brno Daily is a Czech media outlet for expats Our partners In Group B of the Women’s Champions League Serbia’s Novi Sad joined Metz TT in the quarterfinal Novi Sad beat SKST Plus Hodonin in Czech Republic to recorded second victory in the Group Novi Sad beat Hodonin in both legs whilst Metz recorded all four wins “For the first time in the history of the club we made it to the quarter-finals of the Champions League so we are very happy The home match against Hodonín which we won 3:0 was very important for our success Two games were enough for us to advance but a win is better We were the stronger team the win at the end of the second game of the match between Aneta MAKSZUTI and Markéta ŠEVČÍKOVÁ was very important Then the huge weight and pressure fell off us it was a good match from both sides ” said Novi Sad coach Slobodan STOJANOV The key player in winners side was Anamaria ERDELYI with two wins over Natalia PARTYKA (12:10 11:8 5:11 11:8) and Markéta ŠEVČÍKOVÁ (9:11 11:7 11:7 11:2) At the beginning Aneta MAKSZUTI beat Markéta ŠEVČÍKOVÁ (14:16 12:10 11:3 15:13) She overcame Tijana JOKIC (10:12 8:11 11:8 20:18 6:3) SKST Plus Hodonín coach Jaroslav MIKESKA said: “We had a very difficult task To advance we needed to win three times 3:0 That’s why we subordinated the line up to this goal I believed that Natalia PARTYKA had the best chance against ERDELYI The key moment was the end of the second set of the first singles As soon as MAKSZUTI won the set she calmed down and was better.” This is historical achievement for Novi Sad It is the first time since the new format of Champions League that Serbia’s club reached the Top 8 Previously in 1967 55 years ago Novi Sad reached the quarterfinal of the Cup of European Champions Further back in history Serbia’s Coka reached the semifinal of the same competition at the end of 1970 Police are investigating the brutal bullying of a 12-year-old schoolgirl in Hodonín after disturbing footage showing the girl being slapped and pulled by her hair circulated on social media Sunday who claims her daughter has endured years of bullying without serious intervention from the school “If the school had acted when I first reported it, this wouldn’t have escalated,” the mother posted on Facebook. She later told Novinky.cz that her daughter had been subjected to racist insults She also revealed that her daughter had expressed self-harm intentions as early as third grade the girl was treated at an emergency room before the family contacted police we’ve been investigating the assault,” police said on Facebook confirming that family members of those involved have been questioned “We have the impression that this is retaliation failure to fulfill one’s responsibilities within free time activities,” said Pavlíků Criminal proceedings are expected to be initiated soon Authorities emphasized the investigation will focus on the roles of those involved and the events leading up to the attack According to, the Romea.cz the case is also being investigated by the Government Commissioner for Roma Minority Affairs and members of the Government Council for Roma Minority Affairs Commissioner Lucie Fuková told Romea.cz: “I realize that this situation can be worrying not only for those involved but also for the general public If you have psychological problems or any distress contact experts at the free First Psychological Help Line: 116 123 Your morning coffee deserves a great companion. 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June 25 (CTK) - Three people are dead and dozens more were injured in the aftermath of a devastating tornado and hail storm that hit South Moravia on Thursday night medical rescue service spokeswoman Michaela Bothová told Czech Television this morning A thunderstorm with hailstones the size of tennis balls hit mainly the South Moravian districts of Břeclav and Hodonín Rescuers transferred over 60 people to the hospital "We failed to save three patients' lives," she added Dozens of others were treated by rescuers at the scene of the disaster Other people sought medical attention in the hospital on their own without being treated by EMTs She said further cases of injured or dead cannot be ruled out as rescue teams continue searching the ruins of the numerous destroyed buildings and homes The villages worst hit by the extreme thunderstorm which was accompanied by a tornado are Moravská Nová Ves Dozens of vehicles with injured people arrived at Hodonín hospital late on Thursday night The scene was described by medical workers as resembling a battlefield Interior Minister Jan Hamáček told ČTK that a state of emergency was declared for the Břeclav and Hodonín districts around midnight allowing for rapid steps to be taken by the crisis staff Some villages were isolated from rescuers due to blocked roads and had to be evacuated from their homes As of this morning more than 40,000 households or offices in South Moravia are without electricity We are not in Colorado, US state. This is Czech Republic, south Moravia, closed to Austria border. Today 24.6.2021, evening…..Wir sind nicht in Colorado, USA.Das ist Tschechien, Südmähren, nahe der österreichischen Grenze. Heute 24. 6. 2021 Abend ... pic.twitter.com/ZkJw7Y3U4w assisted by dog handlers and heavy equipment continue their search for survivors in the ruins of the municipalities around Hodonín The main activity lies in the search in all areas in order to find out what has actually happened Based on the examination we can create a further plan for our activities," Mikoška added "The injuries were mainly dealt with during the night but we still have three municipalities where the search continues in buildings where some injured may be The regional office has established an info line to help locals A spokesperson from the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI) confirmed to Czech Radio last night that the storm was definitely a tornado there are on average about five tornados a year in the Czech Republic in some years there up to ten or fifteen tornados reported while in other years there are no tornadoes reported Prime Minister Andrej Babiš described the natural disaster in the Hodonín and Břeclav regions as a huge tragedy. He intends to visit the area on Friday tweeted last night that the government will immediately release CZK 10 million in emergency aid Czech and Slovak farmers and food producers driving dozens of pieces of heavy agricultural machinery met at the Hodonin-Holic border crossing on Thursday to block the road and express their opposition to the Mercosur agreement and to food imports from third countries February 27 (TASR) - Czech and Slovak farmers and food producers met at the Hodonin-Holic border crossing on Thursday to block the road and express their opposition to the Mercosur agreement and to food imports from third countries.        According to Slovak Farm and Food Chamber head Andrej Gajdos the border crossing was closed between 10 a.m diverting traffic from the town of Holic towards the town of Skalica "The basic message of this protest was to express dissatisfaction with foreign policy as well as with trade with third countries and with the upcoming agreements with Mexico and Thailand," Gajdos told TASR.        Czech Agricultural Chamber president Jan Dolezal noted that third countries commonly use substances that are banned in Europe "We have bans on the use of certain plant protection products here we don't use antibiotics to such an extent while these things are commonly used there and we perceive this as a threat to food safety in our countries and as a potential threat to our consumers," Dolezal told TASR.        The farmers expect politicians to consider their arguments and demand the exclusion of the farm and food sector from agreements with third countries.        The Slovak and Czech farmers were later joined by their peers from Hungary and Austria "The Germans are protesting at the border crossings with the Czech Republic," said Dolezal Railway on the Slovak-Czech border is the reason Due to the reconstruction of the railway line on the Slovak-Czech border trains will not be operating on the Kúty - Břeclav section between October 13 to 25 Trains will be diverted through the Holíč nad Moravou - Hodonín border crossing the reconstruction will directly affect the interstate Euro City (EC) Metropolitan trains operating on the Budapest - Bratislava - Prague line and back as there will be no direct connection and they will stop in Břeclav Czech Inter City (IC) trains will operate in the section between Prague and Břeclav But there will be no connection to the EC Metropolitan trains to and from Bratislava and Budapest; except for EC 271 which is the only train that will go directly from Brno to Budapest via Břeclav EC trains from Břeclav to Budapest will depart earlier and in the opposite direction they will arrive later than the Czech IC trains So passengers will not have time to change Slovak carrier ZSSK advises passengers to use the Railjet trains on the Prague - Břeclav-Graz line from which they can change in Břeclav to the EC Metropolitan trains in the direction of Bratislava Those travelling to Prague are also advised to board the Railjet line Graz – Břeclav – Prague (except for EC 270) at the Břeclav station transfer between trains IC 583 and EC 283 in the direction of Budapest transfer between trains EC 270 and IC 10270 in the direction of Prague When travelling from Bratislava to Prague and back which will also be valid for the transfer train in Břeclav (including Railjet) Deflections of long-distance interstate EC trains will also affect passenger trains on the Kúty - Skalica line in Slovakia. From October 13 to 25, passenger trains on this route will be replaced by bus services.