Strong wind sweeps caravan into water in Poland

On Tuesday, July 14, a strong wind blew a camper trailer into the Żwirownia reservoir in Wojanów. The trailer drifted about 150 meters; no one was inside. Rescuers from WOPR and the fire brigade retrieved it in four hours.

A severe storm hit Jelenia Góra (Lower Silesia). Over 55 mm of rain fell in less than an hour, streets were flooded, and numerous trees were uprooted. Five scout camps were evacuated. Firefighters recorded 211 calls in the city and Karkonosze County. A caravan was blown into water at a gravel pit in Wojanów. Four hospital wards were flooded, and a warehouse roof partially collapsed (120 people evacuated). No casualties reported. IMGW raised the warning to the highest (third) level for nine counties in the region.

On the A1 motorway towards Gdańsk, a camper driver veered off the road while entering a rest area and crashed into a cornfield. The incident occurred near the village of Kałęczynek by Lubań (Włocławek County). A man and a woman were traveling in the camper; both were taken to hospital. Preliminary reports indicate the driver lost consciousness. Police are investigating.

Lamar has unveiled a van with a gross vehicle weight of 2490 kg, designed for international transport without a tachograph. The vehicle is built on the Stellantis K0 platform (Fiat Scudo, Opel Vivaro, Peugeot Expert, Citroen Jumpy, Toyota Proace). Options include a LAMbox S container for 3 euro pallets with a berth (600 mm wide) or a curtain-sided body for 4 euro pallets. The engine is a 2.2-litre turbodiesel (2184 cc) with a timing belt, the same as in the X250 series (Fiat Ducato, etc.).

Greater Poland offers numerous campsites and tent sites suitable for families with children. Key selection criteria include safe terrain, proximity to sanitary facilities, electricity access, playgrounds, and guarded beaches. Popular destinations include Skorzęcin (Lake Niedzięgiel), Camping Malta in Poznań, Sieraków, Powidz and Przybrodzin, as well as quieter options like MatMar Agritourism near Gniezno. Prices for 2026 show children under 4 stay free, while those aged 4–14 have separate daily rates.

A privately owned motorhome was placed on a protected meadow at Łapszanka Pass in Podhale, belonging to a person from outside Nowy Targ county. The District Building Supervision Inspectorate in Nowy Targ deemed it a gross violation, as the land is agricultural and under strict landscape protection, prohibiting any structures. The inspectorate rejected the claim that it is a vehicle and classified it as a residential-recreational building. An administrative proceeding has been initiated, and a second caravan has already appeared nearby.