In total, about 70 fire brigades with about 1,300 emergency services were deployed in 165 operations in Upper Austria on Wednesday evening. In the city of Linz, about 30 operations were carried out by the Linz professional fire brigade and the four volunteer fire brigades of the city of Linz. At 8 p.m., the emergency calls to the warning center of the Upper Austrian state became less.
The districts of Linz-Land, Urfahr-Umwelt, Linz-Stadt, Freistadt and Perg were hardest hit by the storms. Isolated storm damage was reported in the Kirchdorf, Steyr-Stadt and Steyr-Land districts. In the city of Freistadt, several roofs were covered by the storm.
A passenger train between Kefermarkt and Selker-Neustadt has been evacuated after storm damage. At 7:10 p.m. a water level of 370 centimeters was reached on the local quay in Steyr. The Steyr magistrate, fire brigade and police were notified. Around 8 p.m. the front moved on to Lower Austria.
Source: Krone
I am Ida Scott, a journalist and content author with a passion for uncovering the truth. I have been writing professionally for Today Times Live since 2020 and specialize in political news. My career began when I was just 17; I had already developed a knack for research and an eye for detail which made me stand out from my peers.
