Flood chaos in Lower Austria: Evacuations and cleanup work!

Flood chaos in Lower Austria: Evacuations and cleanup work!

A dramatic fire on the A4 at Fischamend caused considerable traffic disruptions on Saturday. A saddle trailer had caught fire near the left rear axis. The 48-year-old Romanian chauffeur noticed the smoke development and immediately stopped. Despite his efforts to extinguish the flames, the fire spread rapidly. He then coupled the burning trailer, who was almost in full fire when the motorway police arrived. The Fischamend fire brigade took over the extinguishing work, supported by the Vienna Airport Airport, as the trailer was loaded with various wooden materials. The fire took several hours, as the Lower Austria State Police Directorate reported. This led to massive traffic disruptions in the region and required extensive operational measures.

flood: massive cleanup in Lower Austria

In the meantime, the clean -up work in Lower Austria is in full swing after the devastating floods. According to the state vice, 1,300 soldiers have been in use since Wednesday, supported by 18 disaster reliefs. A total of almost 1,400 objects were evacuated as a precaution, while 87 people with helicopters were brought to safety. The areas concerned focus primarily in the Tullnerfeld and Pielachtal, where there are 20 dam breaks. The governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner became aware of the scope of the catastrophe when visiting the Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen, which is so serious that it cannot be mastered by a single federal state. The Federal Government has increased the disaster fund to one billion euros to ensure quick help. In view of the level of the storm, the support for the affected regions is of the greatest importance.

The police also warned of opportunistic fraudsters who take advantage of the emergency of flood victims. Cases of service fraud were already reported on Wednesday, with two men in Pixendorf offering excessive prices for heating cleaning. The State Police Directorate has reinforced its patrol activity in the affected flood areas to prevent property crimes and illegal bulky waste collections. Despite the damage caused by the floods, there is progress in cleaning up. In the railway area, single -track operation was resumed on the old western railway line, while the new route is still still under water, the ÖBB.