As reported, a violent storm front passed over Tyrol on Thursday evening. Heavy rain and lightning caused numerous floods, wildfires and mudslides. The road between Kematen and Sellrain also had to be closed.
Wild scenes played out on Thursday evening. Countless Floriani disciples left after dozens of reports of flooded basements or garages. For example in Wenns, where the emergency services pumped water from a house just before 8 p.m. In addition, mudslides on the municipal road in the districts of Langenau and Brennwald and a severe blockade on Pitztallandesstraße were reported. “With our community tractor, this operation was also successfully completed after about half an hour,” says the volunteer fire brigade Wenns.
Mure spills Sellrainer Landesstrasse
The Sellrainer Landesstraße had to be closed overnight due to a mudslide. Due to the heavy rainfall, about 100 meters of earth was loosened and pushed onto the street. Fortunately no one was injured. The cleanup is still ongoing and the road is closed in both directions. Traffic is diverted via Oberperferer Straße.
Hundreds of reports in Innsbruck
The heavy rain also led to hundreds of reports to the fire brigade in the capital. Numerous cellars and underground garages had to be pumped out. “Within 80 minutes, there were 100 requests for action,” said deputy mayor of Innsbruck Johannes Anzengruber (ÖVP), who is responsible for security.
Forest fires were mild
In Huben in the Ötztal, lightning struck a forest fire, which no longer needed to be intervened after the deployment of the fire brigade. Fortunately, the consequences of a bushfire in Tobadill were just as minor.
Source: Krone
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