Warning of black ice: risk of accident will increase in Vienna on Wednesday and Thursday!

Warning of black ice: risk of accident will increase in Vienna on Wednesday and Thursday!

On Wednesday and Thursday, an increased risk of accidents is expected in Vienna due to snowfall and freezing rain. The Samaritan Association Vienna urgently warns of the conditions that can provide accidents, especially for walking and cycling paths and house entrances. From the early hours of the morning, lightning ice is expected, which is why drivers and pedestrians should be particularly careful. The Samaritan Association has already mobilized additional emergency services in order to be able to help quickly in the event of an vienna.at

These preventive measures are in the context of the extensive training, which is organized for emergency services in the field of disaster relief. From November 10th to 15th, 2024, an Insarag Usar coordination training took place in the THW logistics center in Ulm, where participants from seven countries took part in important further training. This training, organized by the D-A-CH-L working group, aimed to improve the skills of the participants in international disaster relief. It contained both theoretical and practical elements for coordination in operations, as they could also be necessary in Vienna in order to be able to react quickly and effectively in an emergency, reports samariterbund.net .