Heavy storms with heavy rain, hail and storms mainly hit the Tyrolean lowlands on Sunday: after a huge mudslide occurred at Lake Achensee, among other places, and Austria’s smallest municipality was almost “flooded”, a fatal incident took place in Alpbach (Kufstein district). place. ): A tree fell directly on the car of a 61-year-old local man – the man suffered injuries.
The 61-year-old was driving his car on the municipal road in Alpbach shortly before 5:30 p.m. when he had to stop and turn because of a fallen tree. “Right at that moment, another tree fell over the road and fell directly on the roof of the car,” police said.
The car was total
The roof of the vehicle was dented. According to investigators, the driver suffered minor injuries to the head and neck area. Given the circumstances, the local population probably got off relatively lightly. The car was a total loss.
After receiving initial care from emergency responders, the injured person was released to home care, the report said. The heavy storm caused several tree falls and localized flooding in this area. The Alpbach fire brigade was able to clear the street.
8,000 Tyrolean households without electricity
Heavy thunderstorms with heavy rain, hail and showers caused serious problems in parts of Tyrol on Sunday afternoon. The lowlands were particularly affected, especially the Kufstein district.
There were short power outages for 8,000 network customers in the communities of Kramsach, Radfeld, Brixlegg, Reith im Alpbachtal, Alpbach and Rattenberg. In the latter municipality, water also flowed into the city center. According to a media report, the mayor said they “almost drowned.” In addition, the Achenseestraße (B 181) in the Schwaz district was blocked by a huge mudslide.
Residents cut off from the outside world
Several mudslides also occurred in Auffach, in the municipality of Wildschönau (Kufstein district). According to the council, numerous municipal roads were blocked by fallen trees, resulting in several residents being cut off from the outside world during the cleaning work.
In addition, the bridge in the Mühltal area, which leads over the Weißenbach, was literally destroyed by the water masses. The crossing is not passable until further notice, it was said.
Hail as big as tennis balls
In addition to Tyrol, Lower Austria in particular was hit by heavy storms on Sunday. A supercell with enormous hail caused numerous incidents and damage. No wonder: large hail fell with a diameter of up to seven centimeters – almost as big as a tennis ball!
Source: Krone
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