The heavy snowfall of the past few days continues to cause problems in Carinthia. Whether on the street, in the power supply or even on the roofs of houses. 2100 firefighters went out for 570 operations throughout Carinthia. The clear “hotspot” was the Völkermarkt district.
The Völkermarkt fire brigade describes Monday in one word: “madness”. Emergency services were unable to lift alert until shortly before midnight, but expected only a brief pause. Before that, fire departments across the country were busy clearing trees from streets, recovering crashed vehicles and freeing many roofs from the snow masses. At a house in Obersammersdorf near St. Kanzian, the family even had to be evacuated because the weight of the snow caused the plasterboard to fall down. On Tuesday morning, the Völkermarkt fire brigade had to be called out no fewer than 160 times.
Snow chains are compulsory on 22 roads
From the Gailtal to the northern Lavanttal, cars need snow chains on many Carinthian roads.
Power outage throughout Carinthia
In the Wolfsberg, Völkermarkt and Villach-Land districts in particular, 3,500 households are still without power, and the Kärnten Netz technicians are constantly at work.
Snow-free for Carinthian students
In the Völkermarkt district, all schools and kindergartens are closed today and the children have to stay at home. In the district of Wolfsberg, primary and secondary schools or primary schools, kindergartens and daycare centers in Lavamünd and Preitenegg are also closed.
Source: Krone
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