After years of heated debates about flood protection in the Tyrolean lowlands, a first step is in sight between Jenbach and Stans. The project raises new questions, such as what happens to the farms in the area. asked the “Krone”.
There were plenty of fateful days: in August 2005 the Inn near Innsbruck rose to 6.58 meters, the highest value since 1871. Evacuations were necessary in Wörgl, Angath and Langkampfen. In June 2019, after a cold May, the snow began to melt completely, about 500 hectares of land were flooded, and in Schwaz the water level rose to 5.42 meters (from 5.90 meters it flooded the city over a large area). In August 2023, things will become critical again: a low point in Genoa will cause an almost 30-year flood (Brixlegg meter).
Source: Krone
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