Due to winds gusting up to 200 kilometers (125 miles) per hour, the bridge linking Croatia's largest northern island of Krk with the mainland was closed to traffic.

Ferry lines for the northern islands of Cres, Rab and Pag as well as the one for the southern island of Solta were cancelled for most of the day.

In the village of Drazice, near the northern Adriatic town of Rijeka, winds ripped off a roof from a local school.

In Rijeka, winds toppled trees and also ripped off parts of roofs, sligthly injuring one firefighter.

Due to strong winds sections of the Rijeka-Zagreb highway as well as of the highway linking Zagreb with the southern Adriatic town of Split were closed.

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