Thrillseekers cling to rocks in 250 km/h winds

Most people would take shelter inside during 250 km/h winds, but three daring Croatians have been filmed clinging to a rock wall while the gusts lift them off their feet.

This footage, shot by weather photographer Marco Kaschuba in Croatia earlier this month shows the devastating effect of the 'Bora'.

The Bora is the name given to hurricane-force winds that sweep the northern Adriatic during the winter months, destroying property, uprooting trees and driving rain sideways.

They are the result of rapidly cooling air above the mountains further inland, which rushes downhill towards the coast due to its temperature and high density.

The phenomenon occurs all through the region, from Croatia and the former Yugoslav republics to Italy, Bulgaria, Greece, Slovenia and Turkey.

During this most recent episode, unofficial readings of 300 km/h winds were recorded at Paki Most, the bridge that joins the island of Pag to the Croatian mainland.