Storms, some of which were severe, swept across Tyrol on Tuesday evening – and this again sparked some operations. A tree fire broke out in the Zillertal after a lightning strike and a mudslide. Two climbers were injured on the Innsbruck Nordkette after lightning struck a safety steel cable.
The two 27-year-old Germans wanted to climb the 2559 meter high Vordere Brandjochspitze from the Innsbruck Seegrube when suddenly a heavy hailstorm fell. After finding shelter, the climbers decided to continue the trek just after 4 p.m. And then it happened!
Lightning strike steel cable
While they were climbing, lightning suddenly struck, presumably directly on the steel cable that was attached there, to which the mountaineers were holding on,” the police reported. The two mountaineers fell several meters due to the lightning strike. emergency call and was then rescued by helicopter and flown to the Innsbruck clinic.
Mission canceled due to storm
Heavy storms also passed over the Zillertal. In Mayrhofen, shortly after 5 p.m., a tree at about 1,800 meters above sea level caught fire due to lightning. “The fire brigade was able to get this under control quickly, but due to another heavy thunderstorm, the extinguishing activities had to be stopped around 8 p.m.,” said the police.
On Wednesday, the emergency services will take a photo on the spot to extinguish any embers.
Murenabgang behind staff house
Also in the Zillertal, in Finkenberg, there was a mudflow around 8 pm the staff house of a hotel. No one was injured. There was only field damage.
Source: Krone
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