On Friday evening, several heavy storms passed over Tyrol and left their mark. The result was a number of fire brigade operations. For example, in the Zillertal, where mudslides and flooding occurred. The Sellraintal, which was temporarily only accessible via the Ötztal, was also affected.
“Nothing serious happened,” the director reassured after the storm Friday night in Tyrol. In other words, there have been no reports of injuries so far. Nevertheless, there were numerous operations by the blue light organizations.
In the Zillertaler Gerlos, for example, a stream overflowed in the city center. The emergency services defused the situation with sandbags and the use of excavators. There was a landslide in the Gerlosstrasse and it had to be closed for a short time.
Photos of the storm operation in Gerlos:
The Sellraintal can only be reached at night via the Ötztal
There were also several landslides and mudflows in the Sellraintal, so that the valley could only be reached at night via the Ötztaler Straße. The L13 Sellraintalstraße was still closed on Saturday morning between Kematen and Sellrain. The same applies to the L233 Oberperfer Straße in the Gasse district in the municipality of Sellrain.
The municipal road in the Neder district of the municipality of Grinzens, which was closed after a mudslide, has now been reopened to traffic. The Sellraintal is now accessible again, the state of Tyrol reported in a broadcast on Saturday morning.
Two mudflows occurred in Axamer Lizum: one mudflow fell in the parking lot of Axamer Lizum and another fell behind a hotel.
Rockfall on the federal highway
Meanwhile, in See, Gföll, a boulder fell on the road of the B188. The result was a total closure of the Paznauntalstrasse. After the cleaning work, the road was reopened.
Roadblock also on Wattenberg
Natural disasters also occurred on Wattenberg and Großvolderberg as a result of storms with heavy rainfall. According to the police, the Wattentalstrasse was created by debris, mud and trees over a length of at least 300 meters. The road will remain closed for the time being.
Storm photos from Wattenberg:
Swimming pools polluted by fish farming
Around 7:00 p.m., there was another mudflow on the Großvolderberg. Part of the forest road “Möser” was moved because the Klausbach was blocked by rocks and mud. “As a result of the mudflow, several water basins at a fish farm were contaminated with mud. It is not yet known whether the fish were able to withstand the natural event,” the police reported.
Storms / mudflows near Fügenberg:
There were also several mudflows on the Fügenberg in the Zillertal to the Hochfügener Straße.
Source: Krone
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