The Pinzgau and the Flood – that’s a painful story! After the violent storms of Thursday evening, a start was made on Friday with mapping the damage and the clean-up work. Especially in Oberpinzgau many emergency calls were made after heavy storms, four houses in Hollersbach are still cut off from the outside world. In addition, several streets were clouded.
“From the current perspective, no one was injured, but now we need to get a closer look at the damaged areas in daylight. The torrent and avalanche control experts are already on their way,” said district operations manager and civil defense officer Manfred Höger. Zell am See.
Four houses are still cut off from the outside world
The municipalities of Krimml, Wald, Hollersbach, Bramberg and Mittersill were particularly affected by the heavy thunderstorms at night. Several streets were covered in rubble and could be evacuated overnight by immediate measures. In Hollersbach the “Grubingbach” caused a lot of damage, four houses are currently closed off from the outside world, a total of 15 houses were affected. Residents had been asked to stay on the upper floors. “We are in contact with the people and they are doing well,” said civil defense officer Manfred Höger. There were a total of about 50 damaged areas and dozens of firefighters and emergency services were deployed.
Police drone and daylight
“After the immediate measures taken at night, which we were able to take together with the emergency services and first responders, we now have a picture of the full extent of the damage in daylight. Torrent barriers are inspected and, if necessary, dredged to prevent the damage. protective function in the event of further rainfall. The district near ‘Grubingbach’ in Hollersbach is also flown over with a police drone to have an overview from the air,” says Höger.
Lots of Floriani in action
Around 8.30 pm severe storms swept over Tyrol and the western part of Salzburg. This resulted in 50 missions of the Floriani with about 215 men. At least one mudslide has taken place on the Jochberg. So on and near the Pass-Thurn-Straße towards Kitzbühel in Tyrol. The B161 had to be temporarily closed. However, the ban has since been lifted. A road block has also been announced for the B165 between Mittersill and Neukirchen, but the police have now also released this road.
Source: Krone
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