Snow path and evacuations: Chaos after heavy rain in Pinzgau!

Snow path and evacuations: Chaos after heavy rain in Pinzgau!

In the past few days, heavy rains have severely affected the region around Pinzgauer Straße (B311). The road was initially completely closed because the emergency services were busy cleaning up and many vehicles caused problems in early traffic. District fire brigade commander Klaus Portenkirchner appealed to drivers to drive slowly and adapt their speed because the road conditions were extremely slippery. However, the situation has relaxed, as ORF Salzburg reported.

The B311 has now been released again. Norbert Paßrucker, responsible for the road conditions, informed that the connection to Bad Gastein was restored at 4:00 p.m. Nevertheless, 27 houses in Bad Hofgastein and the surrounding area remain evacuated due to the increased risk of slipping, while other closures, such as the Gasteiner Bundesstraße (L167), continue to exist. Six houses are not habitable in Thumersbach due to impending muries. So far, emergency services have not been able to secure everything; An excavator is non-stop to eliminate the dangerous masses, says Manfred Pongruber, disaster protection consultant for Pinzgau, according to Land Salzburg .

cleaning up work run at full speed

In addition, important security work is carried out in the area in order to counteract further devastation. In Lungau, the cleanup in the affected communities of Zederhaus, Muhr and Ramingstein are already in full swing, whereby all roads are open again. Geologist Gerald Valentin draws attention to the fact that the slopes could remain unstable because the snow melt will be reinforced in the coming days by an expected Föhnsturm. Warning level "yellow" is in the room, which means that citizens should be prepared for a further threat of possible slope slips. The situation requires constant surveillance and своевременное принятие мер.