The damage amounts to 120,000 euros! A “Krone” local inspection of a couple from Southern Styria who were hit hard by storms. The pensioners are exhausted after the catastrophe.
When an elderly lady stands in front of you and she’s trembling with pure crying, it’s hard to bear. “Look,” the 70-year-old sobs. “There is so much gone! The damage is estimated at 120,000 euros, the insurance company pays us a fixed amount of 10,000 euros. How should we do this? We only have small pensions and we still have debts on the house.”
Mentally at the end, physically anyway – for days the two South Styrians are sweeping, cleaning, working and picking up rubbish. However, the traces of the destruction have hardly been erased.
The pool became a cesspool
And it still smells strongly of oil. 2000 liters poured out through the tanks torn out by the water masses! The oil has rendered the garden’s lovingly grown vegetables inedible. Brown broth turned the carefully preserved pool into a septic tank, the water tore open walls and floors, destroyed appliances, refrigerator, lawnmower, washing machine, destroyed the heating, water heater, electrical box.
‘There was water up there’, the older woman points to the cellar wall; she must stretch for it. The window that was simply ripped out of the frame is still standing next to it.
The ditch next to it is bone dry
By the way: the couple does not live next to a raging river. But next to an inconspicuous ditch that is otherwise bone dry. Within a short time this grew into a flood that could no longer be stopped by heavy rainfall. The pair only had time to get medicine before running out of the house. Today, the 70-year-old and her husband (75) face the shards of their lives.
They had already heard from the insurance company: “We get a fixed rate of 10,000 euros, which cannot be shaken.” You don’t even get a heater for that. The residents of southern Styria say they would like to move and put this nightmare behind them – “but who would buy it in this state?”
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Source: Krone
I am Wallace Jones, an experienced journalist. I specialize in writing for the world section of Today Times Live. With over a decade of experience, I have developed an eye for detail when it comes to reporting on local and global stories. My passion lies in uncovering the truth through my investigative skills and creating thought-provoking content that resonates with readers worldwide.
