A low storm hit Austria on Saturday - with sometimes dire consequences.
The foehn storm drew a swath of devastation through the country.
Salzburg - A
foehn storm
caused
serious incidents
in
Austria
on Saturday
and left a
trail of devastation
through the country.
As
expected
, the
storm *
on some mountains
reached
hurricane strength
.
But wind speeds of up to 100 km / h were also found at lower altitudes.
For example in Innsbruck, which
reports
among other things
oe24.at.
Storm in Austria: the place cannot be reached by road
The
strong wind *
caused
trees
to
fall over
, some of which caused enormous damage.
In Upper Styria, uprooted trees fell on a truck, several streets and also on the overhead line of the Rudolfsbahn.
The place Ramsau am Dachstein could not be reached by road.
The fire brigade was in large numbers in many places to repair the damage.
In addition to fallen trees, she also had to mend cut power lines and secure roofs.
Storm in Austria: girl hit by tree
In the greater
Innsbruck area
, a
twelve-year-old girl
was even
hit by a falling tree.
According to the report, the girl was in front of a residential complex when a tree with a trunk diameter of almost 20 centimeters fell on her at around 7:30 p.m.
The mother became aware of this through the daughter's cry.
The girl got away with minor injuries, but was hospitalized for observation.
In addition to the wind, the onset of
heavy rain * also
caused damage.
In the Kötschach-Mauthen area in Carinthia, streets and cellars were flooded and sewers clogged.
Due to debris flows and fallen trees, the B110 had to be completely closed over the Plöckenpass.
The
storm also caused a number of minor floods
in
Tyrol
.
Only in the early evening did the rain stop here.
More than 500 firefighters were on duty in Salzburg that day.
The state warning center appealed urgently to citizens not to be in the woods.
A storm also caused devastation in France and Italy.
Some Germans were also reported missing.
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