On Friday night another heavy storm front passed through Styria. This time a lot of damage was reported, especially in the Murtal, where hailstones several centimeters in size broke through the roofs of houses. Previously, several lightning bolts could be seen every second, which caused a weather spectacle.
On Friday, the Styrian fire brigades were in action again: while, as reported, the greater Graz area sometimes had a spectacular “light show” in the form of lightning and thunder, but the hail and heavy rain did not cause any problems. great damage, the population in the Murtal was not so easily affected.
The fire brigade had to carry out 65 missions in the Knittelfeld area. The hail had broken through numerous roofs, skylights, and carports. Numerous cellars and streets were flooded again.
123 firefighters on duty
123 firefighters from the district were deployed. In addition, turntable ladders and telehandlers had to be requested from Judenburg, Leoben, Fohnsdorf and Hetzendorf to secure the houses with tarpaulins.
In addition, more than 400 sandbags were filled during the night to make the tarpaulins heavier. Operations were coordinated by the management personnel of the Knittelfeld armory.
Source: Krone
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