The clean-up after the mudslides and floods in St. Anton am Arlberg in Tyrol is still in full swing. The former location of the World Ski Championships still looks like a huge construction site. Work and digging continued throughout the night. On Sunday, 350 emergency services were also called in. People are anxiously watching the weather forecast.
“The streams are now flowing down again. Now it is time to continue to remove the debris from the collection and sediment basins,” said Peter Mall, operational coordinator and spokesperson for the crisis team on Sunday morning.
“Unimaginable dimensions”
In terms of weather, the night was at least “quiet” – but there was still a lot going on in the community on the Arlberg. “We worked all night. Especially with the excavators. “We are dealing with unimaginable dimensions here,” Mall emphasizes.
There is no break. On Sunday, the clean-up work in the city will continue at full speed. Some 350 emergency services and countless other aid workers will again come to the rescue, says Mall. We are looking forward to the further weather developments with excitement and great fear. Several heavy rain showers are again predicted for Sunday and Monday.
Photos of the devastation and clean-up efforts:
Briefing on the Arlberg federal road
The Arlberg state road or pass road (B 197), where Muren turned off on both the Tyrolean and Vorarlberg sides, is still closed.
The situation will be reassessed on Sunday afternoon and a decision will be made on whether or not the road can be opened. Because the Arlberg tunnel is currently closed for renovation work, both road connections on the Arlberg are temporarily impassable. Vorarlberg can initially only be reached from Tyrol via the Lechtal or Germany.
The state guarantees financial assistance
State Governor Anton Mattle (ÖVP) assured those affected of financial support on Saturday: “We offer support to everyone who has lost property or suffered damage to their buildings. With the disaster fund, we can provide targeted financial assistance for such damage caused by natural events.”
Source: Krone
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