Flood chaos in Burgenland: Families fight for survival!

Flood chaos in Burgenland: Families fight for survival!

Unterschützen, Österreich - A huge natural disaster shaken the Burgenland: after a tornado in Hannersdorf, the region is fighting with devastating storm damage that causes excitement nationwide. The fire brigades have tirelessly alerted since Saturday - a total of almost 3,800 members of 194 fire brigades were deployed, supported by 250 soldiers of the Federal Army. Particularly dramatic scenes occurred in the Oberwart district, where rivers stepped over the banks and entire streets were under water. Governor Hans Peter Doskozil described the situation as "very dramatic" and reported on numerous infrastructure destruction that exceeded the entire extent of a hundred -year flood, such as 5min.at shown.

catastrophic damage and rescue actions

In Unterdoors, the Weikmann family lived in constant fear that the flood could break again. Her home was badly damaged last year during floods, but reconstruction is progressing. The family receives support from the disaster fund, which facilitates the renovation work. Despite the repeated fears, the family remains optimistic. It will also be difficult for the Postmann family because they run agriculture and wait for compensation for their damaged feed. Politicians are working to enable quick damage, which is also supported by actions within the framework of the orf Burgenland

The current situation is an urgent appeal to the need for better flood protection. While the bridges and streets are partially repaired in Wiesfleck, people are concerned about the next storm. In the hope that the entire extent of the damage soon, the authorities have started to mobilize emergency services in the fewer affected regions for support. Initial retention basins have already been overwhelmed, and prevention measures to protect the population must be taken as soon as possible.

The fact that disaster relief is not only valid for humans, but also that cattle are affected, as the sad case of drowned cows shows. Emergency aid is coordinated by various organizations, while the country depends on the extravagant rescue campaigns of the firefighters and soldiers to support their compatriots. The despair and the fears of existence increase, and the hope of improvement soon disappears in view of the continuing storm situation.