Alert for flood protection at Rosegg, while protection at Drauschleife Latschach is already ready. The water level at Pressegger See continues to rise.
“The Pressegger See is a retention basin, the dam along the Gail also ends here. That is why we soon feel heavy rainfall,” explains Christian Pongratz, who runs an adventure park on Lake Pressegger. “In the last six years we have had four floods. We are constantly dealing with flooding and constantly having to make repairs.” He experiences the current weather situation as extremely tense.
“There is a floodgate, but if the water rises high enough, there is no stopping it,” warns Pongratz. “Now we have to wait and hope.” He also hopes for support from politicians. “The country is doing a lot anyway, but we would of course be happy with any support from the public sector,” Pongratz emphasizes. “It’s very difficult right now because something is always breaking.”
In the meantime, the emergency services continue with the preparations: the flood protection at the Drauschleife Latschach is ready and there is a flood alarm at Rosegg an der Drau, where the protection is now being built.
30-year flood expected
In any case, the Hydrographic Service of the State of Carinthia expects a lot of work: more than HQ10 to HQ30 is expected on the Upper Gail. In plain language this means: floods of 10 to 30 years. Water levels up to HQ10 are expected for the lower Gail and Karawanken flows, and up to HQ5, possibly slightly higher, for the upper Drau, Möll, Lieser, Gurk, Glan and Lavant. Water levels on the lakes are expected to rise over the next ten years, and groundwater levels will also continue to rise.
The storm is still raging across the Mediterranean
On the Adriatic coast, the storm reached speeds of more than 100 km/h and caused impressive waves on the otherwise calm and quiet beaches.
The wind force also increased in Carinthia itself. For example, the Köttmannsdorf volunteer fire brigade had to be deployed in the evening because several trees had fallen in Loiblpass Street.
Source: Krone
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