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On Tuesday morning, the Föhnsturm hit the state capital. The Hohensalzburg Fortress had to be closed after damage to the roof. The first fire department was alerted Monday shortly before 7 pm, followed by numerous other alerts in the state of Salzburg, the Salzburg Landesfeuerwehrverband reported on Tuesday.
Civil defense alarm in Muhr
In the south of the country, the rain began Monday night. In the municipality of Muhr (Lungau), shortly after 9 pm, the alarm of the civil defense was triggered. The Wall had overflowed its banks and flooded the center. Firefighters asked megaphone residents to stay at home, avoid basements and climb upstairs. The community was closed Tuesday morning from the outside world. As Philipp Santner, head of disaster prevention in Lungau, said, the nearby Rotgülden reservoir was almost full and threatened to overflow, the civil defense alarm was canceled Tuesday morning but again.
The following behavioral measures are recommended:
– If possible stay in the houses and go to the upper floors
– do not drive
– avoid proximity to rivers
Bad Hofgastein: the place relaxes
In Bad Hofgastein (Pongau), the Gasteiner Ache spa park overflowed Sunday. During the night of Tuesday, firefighters were needed with a total of 52 men in 18 missions, especially flooded basements and underground garages had to be cleaned up. A road also had to be cleared because Ache was overflowing the banks. Currently, the situation is relaxed, however: "The water levels are back, the Ache is again one and a half meters lower than at 3 in the morning," said Rupert Sendlhofer, Ortsfeuerwehrkommandant at Bad Hofgastein, in front of SALZBURG24. The forces are now busy reducing flood protection again.
The water is pushed into the street by the sewer system / FMT-Pictures / MW©
Power outages across the country
Disturbances in the power supply since Monday afternoon also recorded the Salzburg AG. 50 employees of Salzburg Netz GmbH worked at full speed all night to remedy the power outages caused by the Föhnsturm as quickly as possible. The affected areas were at night mainly in the Pinzgau, Pongau and Lungau regions, but sometimes in the hinterland. Fallen trees are the main cause of failure, according to a Salzburg AG statement on Tuesday.
At rush hour, around 11 pm, there were 3,500 client installations without electricity. Due to staff deployment, most of them were quickly restored and by Tuesday at 9 am only about 300 client systems were affected. These include Lofer (Pinzgau), St. Kolomann (Tennengau), Lungau Zederhaus and Muhr. In Pongau and Pinzgau, the situation is calm.
The main activities of the emergency services were as follows:
– Removal of fallen trees on roads, houses and cars
– clearance of traffic lanes
– Secured scaffold fell
– Build flood protection in streams and rivers
– Eliminate falling stones
Governor in touch with affected communities
the affected communities:
Flachgau: Hintersee, St.Gilgen, Bergheim, Großgmain, Hof, Thalgau, Neumarkt, Ebenau, Wals, Henndorf, Eugendorf, Faistenau
Tennengau: Abtenau, Bad Vigaun, St. Koloman
Pongau Dorfgastein, Bad Hofgastein, Bad Gastein, Untertauern, Grossarl, Hüttschlag
Pinzgau Neukirchen, Rauris, Mittersill, Saalfelden, Zell am See, Bruck
Lungau Muhr, Tweng, Zederhaus, St. Michael
"Our city and our rural forces are once again doing an excellent job, and fortunately so far no one has been injured, and on behalf of all citizens of Salzburg I thank you very much for your help. always count on our emergency services ", underlines the governor Wilfried Haslauer, also in permanent contact with the persons in charge of the zones particularly affected. Deputy Governor Wilfried Haslauer and Provincial Councilor Josef Schwaiger (Disaster Relief Fund) visit Muhr im Lungau. She will have an idea of the situation, the damage and the cleaning.
Many roadblocks throughout the state
According to the mission of the fire department, the statistics at 6 o'clock in the district of Rauris Wörth a Mure disappeared. The main road is currently closed. All other roadblocks can be found HERE.
Sturm arrives in the morning city of Salzburg
Thunderstorms and heavy rains have not dissipated in many areas of Salzburg, warnings are correct. According to ZAMG, strong gusts of wind can be expected throughout Salzburg, sometimes until the hours of the afternoon. In the city of Salzburg, professional firefighters and volunteer firefighters have undertaken large-scale operations to repair the damage. As reported by the ORF Salzburg, the fortress is currently closed after the storm, which reached about 90 km / h in the state capital, tore a 50-square-meter roof of the city. ;arsenal.
In addition, as of Tuesday (7:45), the Public Order Office has banned the creation of Kapuzinerberg and Mönchsberg, responsible for cemeteries, parks and urban forests. The fall of trees and broken branches presents a considerable danger, the statement said.
(Salzburg24 / APA)
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