Three Children among Four Killed in Macedonia Storm

A storm in northwestern Macedonia left at least four people dead, including three children, and injured 16 others, government said Tuesday.

The torrential rain and strong winds that swept Tetovo town late Monday uprooted trees and caused flooding.

The victims -- an 83-year old and three children aged a year and a half, seven and 14 -- were killed when a torrent of water and mud came cascading down a nearby mountain. A six-year-old girl and an adult were said to be missing after the storm.

Streets in some parts of the town were still covered in mud, fallen trees and debris on Tuesday, television footage showed.

Some 200 houses were damaged as well as several roads, bridges and many vehicles, Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Peshevski told reporters after an emergency government session to discuss the situation.

The government declared Wednesday and Thursday as days of mourning in Tetovo.