Heavy storms over Moosburg claim one fatality - one person is still missing

Created: 06/21/2022, 04:47 am

By: Armin Forster, Magdalena Höcherl, Bastian Amann

A doomsday mood prevailed late Monday afternoon in Moosburg.

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Severe storms hit the north-eastern district of Freising late Monday afternoon: one person died.

Update from June 20, 9:49 p.m .:

The Freising district office provides information about the power failure on its Facebook page: There is currently no electricity in the Moosburg, Oberhummel, Niederhummel, Wang, Mauers, Gammelsdorf and Kirchamper areas.

It is not known how long this will remain so.

The appeal of the district authority: "Inform your neighbors as a precaution and provide help if necessary."

If necessary, the fire brigade can be alerted by triggering the siren, which is attached to the equipment house or town hall in the communities.

The fire brigades' equipment houses are manned, and the fire services can call for ambulances and emergency doctors if necessary or provide first aid on site.

Train traffic between Freising and Landshut via Moosburg has been suspended up to and including Tuesday, June 21.

In Freising, numerous people are waiting for the rail replacement service.

Train traffic between Freising and Landshut will be suspended up to and including Tuesday.

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District office appeals: Adjust power consumption via batteries

The district office advises the citizens - if possible - to keep themselves informed about the situation on site via the local media.

In addition, the power consumption of rechargeable batteries and batteries should be reduced to the bare minimum.

Update from June 20, 8:39 p.m .:

As the Freising district office announced via Facebook, the severe storm in the north-eastern district claimed one fatality.

One person was seriously injured and another is currently missing.

The THW is in action with emergency generators and supplies affected old people's homes.

According to the district authority, the power outages are expected to last into the night.

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Emergency services are working flat out on the power supply

Update from June 20, 8:24 p.m .:

As Moosburg’s Mayor Josef Dollinger reports on his Facebook page, the emergency services are working flat out to repair the storm damage.

If everything goes according to plan, the power should be back around 10 p.m.

First report Monday, 7:56 p.m.: Severe storms in the Moosburg area

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– Severe storms hit the northeastern district massively late Monday afternoon.

Around Moosburg there was sometimes an end-of-the-world atmosphere.

As quickly as the storms came, they passed just as quickly.

But the consequences are significant.

The storm completely covered the roof of the Waser car dealership at Moosburg train station.

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Power outages in several communities

According to the Oberbayern-Nord Police Headquarters, the focus of the thunderstorms with gusts of wind and heavy rain in the greater Dreirosenstadt area.

There, as well as in the surrounding communities of Langenbach, Mauer, Haag, Attenkirchen and Nandlstadt, trees fell, and numerous power outages were also reported.

As confirmed by the Munich municipal utility responsible for the energy supply, the overhead lines to Uppenborn and Munich were damaged by the storm.

It also said: “The SWM security service is already on site to restore the supply as quickly as possible.” However, it will probably take several hours to remedy the problem.

Severe storm in the northeastern district: people injured

The rescue service is also on duty: According to the police, several people have been injured by flying branches, three even more seriously.

They had to be taken to the hospital.

Numerous trees were uprooted in the Attenkirchen area.

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At times nothing worked on the A 92 between the Moosburg-Nord and -Süd exits due to fallen trees.

In the direction of Freising-Ost, traffic made little headway.

The same applied to the B 301, which had to be closed between Attenkirchen and Au.

Trees also fell around Au.

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No train service between Moosburg and Bruckberg

In addition, no train service is currently possible between Moosburg and Bruckberg.

As reported by Deutsche Bahn, the trains turned around prematurely in Freising and Landshut.

A rail replacement cannot be offered due to the lack of buses.

Numerous passengers are “stranded” at the train station in Freising, among other places.

After the storm, people in Oberappersdorf are busy cleaning up.

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You can find more current news from the district of Freising at Merkur.de/Freising.

By the way: Everything from the region is now also available in our regular Freising newsletter.