Hailstorms, tornadoes, torrential rains and lightning bolts cause enormous damage to nature. But more and more people are dying from the power of elemental forces.
However much protective structures, dams or storm surge barriers are intended to tame the forces of nature, the barriers erected by human hands are just as quickly torn to shreds – when the unruly forces of nature strike mercilessly like a gigantic fist. For example last summer, when a water roller rolled through half of Austria: Hallein, Salzburg and Kufstein were hit by the terrible flood apocalypse.
babbling brooks become mud juggernauts
Scary power of the elements, in which masses of water and rubble tear people to their deaths. Most people underestimate the primal powers. When beautiful babbling brooks turn into roaring, towering mudslides within minutes. A fate that befell a local during the last flood disaster in Saalbach-Hinterglemm (Salzburg). Because when the picturesque stream of tourists of the Saalach suddenly turned into a devastating mud pool, it was too late for the man to flee the danger zone.
But the heat is also often underestimated. When Saharan temperatures make breathing excruciating, but the unlearnable still works in the blazing sun: for example, homebuilders who want to use the time, or hobby gardeners who can’t let go of their plants. Hence the warning to all elderly Austrians in particular: Refrain from strenuous outdoor activities when it is hot!
Lightning strikes can also be deadly. Statistically, however, this risk is reduced thanks to the protective devices. While up to 40 people died from lightning in the 1960s, there are now “only” four deaths a year. Impact threatened: isolated trees, forest edges, dikes, wooden masts of overhead wires.
Source: Krone
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