Violent storms caused a state of emergency in parts of Tyrol on Monday evening: the municipality of Gschnitz was particularly affected, where a warning for civil protection was given. Muries and floods thundered through the city – for example, the Mühlendorf was completely destroyed. Closed people had to be evacuated with the helicopter. The situation was also precarious in the Stubai Valley and in the Landeck district. The clean -up work is only in the beginning.
Shortly after 7 p.m., the municipality of Gschnitz AT-Alert and civil protection alarm was activated. Since the late afternoon, various massive walls and slope runs due to a violent storm with hail stores had hit the small, around 460-soul space.
Video of the helicopter about Gschnitz:
Residents flown with helicopter
The area around the parish church of Maria Snow was mainly affected. From there to further in the Talinner to Mühlendorf, six Muries went off with Scree and Rock Masses, two – namely in the church and directly in the hamlet – were particularly fatal. The Mühlendorf area was evacuated. “The people who wanted to be evacuated were flown out by the Libelle Police Helicopter,” the police reported.
All in all, it is said that around 20 people have flown out. According to the community, they were housed by family members.
Fall Floods thundered by Gschnitz:
Warning for the population
The population was asked to stay in the houses, go to higher floors, not to enter underground garages and cellars and stay away from the insulation of the rivers. According to earlier information, no one was injured or buried in Gschnitz.
More photos of gschnitz:
Cleaning up work is in full swing
The clean -up work began in the evening. These went on Tuesday and are in full swing since then. Heavy device is used.
People are flourished by Mountain Huts
On Tuesday morning, several people were also flown by Mountain Huts – with a helicopter from the federal army. The Innsbrucker Hütte, the Bremer Hütte and the Tribulaunhütte were hit.
In the meantime, the Stubai Valley also took place in the meantime, specifically in Neustift. There too, the rear valley was cut off from the Gasteig district. “For the residents in the back -valley, access and departure via an emergency path is possible. The stock is guaranteed,” the police reported.
Photos of the storm in Neustift:
Drinking water supply has partially failed
In addition, the Voldau campsite was evacuated as a precautionary measure. According to the state, the residents in the Volderau district had been commissioned to go to the first floor. “At the back of the valley, the drinking water supply was partly unusual – the affected households were provided with drinking water,” said it from the fire brigade.
The Landeck district was also chased by a violent storm on Monday evening. According to the police, there were different shots of different flows in the area of the municipality of See. This caused the streams over the banks and there were various floods.
In strictly walls went through the pleisbach and the Dawinbach. As a result, the Tyrolean Straße had to be closed in the area of Stricts until 10.10 pm. “De Mure in the Dawinbach laid the Municipal Road Toblweg, which connects the districts of Innerberg and Mitterberg. The lock must be kept upright for an indefinite period, the districts can be achieved through other access,” the executive reported.
In Flirsch there was a degenerate output in the Stanzertalstrasse area and then the Rammelbach. The Stanzertalstrasse was closed in the morning until 6 o’clock in the morning.
The fire brigades were and are still constantly in use. According to the Tyrol Control Center there were a total of 60 missions for 43 fire brigades in the state between Monday evening, 6 p.m. And Tuesday morning. Two -thirds of them, about 40, because of the storm. Hotspots were the districts of Innsbruck-Land and Landeck.
Source: Krone
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