Up to almost 50 liters of rain per square meter in a short time and strong winds of up to 70 km/h – there was a lot to do for the fire brigades in Upper Austria on Wednesday evening. Dozens of dams were flooded all night and into the morning. And on Traunstein a hiker got into trouble.
The 44-year-old from Innviertel had reached the top of the Traunstein via the Naturfreundesteig without shoes or suitable clothing. He wanted to descend via the Hans-Hernlersteig at 7 p.m. Other hikers advised him against it, so he went via the Mairalmsteig.
At an altitude of 1,120 meters at the so-called Bründl, he could no longer walk independently due to heavy rain, complete humidification and hypothermia. He alerted the emergency services around 9 p.m. Several mountain rescuers and alpine police climbed to his side, provided him with warm, dry clothing and led him safely by rope towards the valley, where he could begin his journey home around 12:30 p.m.
Rain center above the Vöcklabruck district
Alarm signals were received most often in Obernberg am Inn, Regau and Vöcklabruck; in Regau alone the siren sounded eleven times. A total of thirty flood operations had to be carried out throughout the country.
It was almost always cellars that had to be pumped out; once the rescue team asked the Florianijüngers to help save people.
The heavy rain started around 5 p.m. and sometimes lasted all night. In Rohrbach-Berg, the fire brigade only came into action during the last storm operation so far just before 6 a.m.
According to initial reports, no one was injured during the operations. Since the rain has cleared, the helpers do not expect any further problems.
Source: Krone
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