After the flood: Families in Lower Austria fight for survival!

In mid -September 2024, the picturesque Tullnerfeld in Lower Austria turned into a chaos of raging streams and flood disasters. The devastating rains led to small streams over the banks and caused tragic damage in numerous communities. The Pfiel family, known for their regional care for 30 years, is now facing the ruins of their farm shop. "The flood took us almost everything," reports senior boss Erich Pfiel. The farm shop, which was a central point of contact for the residents, is currently no longer operational. The consequences are devastating - sales of around 50,000 euros during Christmas and massive damage in the hundreds of thousands are the reality with which the family is confronted, as krone.at reports.

The despair is tangible. While many were evacuated, people fought desperately for their existence. A young farmer from Rust, who could not save his animals during the water rise, breaks out into tears and says: "You can't help me anymore. It won't be anymore." Over 2500 pigs in a neighboring Aussiedlerhof suffered the same tragic fate. In the past few days, the flood Situation has soaked so dramatically that five lives have now been challenged, including an 81-year-old woman from Würmla. Within a few minutes, the situation turned into a life threat, which also documented a firefighter based on frightening cell phone videos that show the rapid floods that flooded his home village, such as Press reported.

The cleanup start

After the devastating dam breaks that have occurred in the past few days, every helping hand is required. Firefighters from Tyrol are on site to support them in cleaning up. There are countless buildings that are badly damaged, some, like the building of the Nährer family, were faced with over three meters of water. "I'm speechless. Everything is gone," Jakob Nährer describes his situation. His family lives in an old farmhouse that is now uninhabitable and is waiting for large clean -up work. In the meantime, many affected people see themselves in a situation that seems unimaginable and hope for soon.