The predicted snowfall has come. Mother Holle is already shaking out her beds in large parts of Carinthia. Caution is advised on the roads of Carinthia. The fire department has a lot to do. Storm in ski areas hinders lift operation. There have been countless accidents and thousands of households are without power. The article is constantly updated.
The emergency services and Asfinag also advise to plan more time, there are always snowy roads. Unnecessary movements are also discouraged.
Stuck cars, fallen trees
There was a traffic jam on the A2 south towards Italy near the Völkermarkt due to a fallen tree. An accident occurred between a lorry and a car on the A2 between Bad St. Leonhard and the Packsattel.
Large amounts of fresh snow in Lower Carinthia
Fire brigades are mainly in action in the districts of Völkermarkt and Klagenfurt-Land. “We have recorded several jammed vehicles, fallen trees and high-voltage cables,” the national alarm and warning center reports Monday morning.
The fire brigades of Bad Kleinkirchheim, St. Peter, Radenthein and Untertweng had to move to Kleinkirchheimer Straße (B88).
A vehicle skidded and had to be towed. The professional fire brigade of Klagenfurt also had to turn out: a tree fell on a high-voltage line. “We have our hands full, dangerous situations regularly occur,” announces Wolfgang Germ of the Klagenfurt fire brigade.
5000 households without electricity
In the early hours of the morning, 3,000 households were without power, by noon that number had risen to 5,000. Robert Schmaranz, head of department at KNG-Kärnten Netz GmbH: “There are disturbances in the Lavanttal – in the Koralpe area – in the Jauntal, in villages in Völkermarkt, especially there there are more problems in the southern parts of Lower Carinthia. Also in Feistritz/Drau (Spittal district) there were power cuts, most of which could be rectified, hundreds of technicians are at work.”
Avalanche danger is increasing
“Snow sports outside of secured slopes are not recommended in some areas,” warns the Carinthia avalanche warning service. The avalanche danger increases with the amount of fresh snow.
Snow chains are mandatory here
Road users need snow chains for the Katschberg, the Nassfeld, the Loiblpass, the Turrach, the Wurzenpass, Koralm, Klippitzthörl, Plöckenpass and the Falkert.
Ski areas stopped operating lifts
The wind blows hard in the ski areas of Carinthia. Due to the snow and the storm, the lifts on the Weinebene and on the Koralpe are at a standstill.
The article is constantly updated.
Source: Krone
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