Fire alarm in Dietach: insect house burns down!

A fire broke out again in Dietach on December 15, 2024, when the fire department was alerted at 6:44 p.m. At the scene, the operations manager discovered that a so-called “insect house” was on fire. Fortunately, the fire was quickly extinguished by the fire truck crew using a high-pressure pipe and was prevented from spreading to the adjacent garage. The fire brigade's operation was completed after around 30 minutes, while the police began investigating the cause of the fire, the cause of which remains unknown meinkreis.at reported.

In Austria, the issue of poverty is particularly explosive as, according to current reports, over 1.3 million people are affected by poverty. The risk of poverty is measured using a relative standard, which states that someone is considered to be at risk of poverty if their income is less than 60% of the national median income. According to the 2023 survey, this threshold for people living alone is a monthly net equivalent income of less than 1,314 euros. Young adults aged 18 to 24 are particularly affected, with an alarm rate of 24.6%. Women are also more at risk of poverty than men, according to the report bpb.de is explained.

Alarming poverty statistics

The survey also shows that single-parent households and people living alone are at an above-average risk of poverty, while the employment status analysis reveals that a worrying 46.5% of the unemployed are at risk of poverty. Even in retirement, the risk of poverty is still 18.3%. The latest figures highlight the need for targeted action to tackle poverty in society, with particularly vulnerable groups, including young adults and women, in need of support.