In parts of Austria there were again severe storms on Wednesday evening. The Flachgau in the state of Salzburg was again particularly affected. The fire brigade removed numerous fallen trees and pumped out flooded cellars in many places. The cause of this were squalls in the wake of thunderstorms and heavy rains, said the Salzburg fire brigade command. According to the fire brigade, there were fallen trees and flooded cellars in Upper Austria.
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Salzburg hit again by thunderstorms
A total of 18 fire brigades with 479 men and women were deployed on 125 missions in the state of Salzburg – including in the city of Salzburg and in Pinzgau. The storms lasted from about 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., after which the situation calmed down visibly.
In Upper Austria, the districts of Braunau, Ried, Schärding, Grieskirchen and Rohrbach were hit by heavy rain. The showers started shortly after 9:00 p.m. and lasted until around midnight. Around 60 fire brigades with around 900 men and women pumped out cellars on 156 missions and removed fallen trees, the state fire brigade command of Upper Austria informed the APA at the request of the APA.
On Tuesday evening, hailstorms in Salzburg and Upper Austria led to numerous fire services. According to hail insurance, there was damage of around 22 million euros in Upper Austrian agriculture alone.
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Accessed on June 24th, 2021 at 4:11 am on https://www.sn.at/panorama/oesterreich/erneut-schwere-unwetter-in-teile-oesterreichs-105652471
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