Storm chaos in Tyrol: Lightning and hail cause millions of damage!

Storm chaos in Tyrol: Lightning and hail cause millions of damage!

Lately, violent storms in Tyrol have led to a number of fire brigade operations and agricultural damage. Lightning strikes in Wörgl and Kössen caused fire caused by the fire departments quickly brought under control. A lightning strike in a finished house in Wörgl set the facade on fire, and the fire brigade needed about an hour and a half to extinguish the flames and secure the respective outer wall. The damage in Wörgl was initially described as unclear, while the fire in a hayadel in Kössen could be deleted quickly without injuries. Lightning strikes in the Rietz district also led to a fire in a shrub; Here an 81-year-old man was able to alert the fire brigade, which quickly brought the fire under control.

In total, there were around 150 fire brigade operations in Tyrol in Tyrol, mainly due to fallen trees and water damage. The Austrian hail insurance reports on total damage of nine million euros in agriculture, and regions such as Tyrol, Styria and parts of Lower Austria are particularly affected, where around 80 missions were recorded. Massive hailstones of up to five centimeters diameter also caused significant damage to agricultural cultures, including arable land, orchards and vegetable gardens.

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In the districts of Innsbruck-Land, Schwaz, Kufstein and Kitzbühel, the greatest damage was found. The clean -up work after the storms is in progress, and the emergency services continue to work to fix the effects of the forces of nature. Groß-Siegharts was one of the main areas of application in Lower Austria, where many cellars were flooded and fallen trees led to significant problems.

A festival, the Woodstock of Blasmusik, had to be evacuated in place in the Innkreis. Fortunately, the festival site remained largely intact. The arrival and camping area has also been released again.

The meteorological conditions seem to be problematic in the entire region, not only in Austria. In addition to the storms in Tyrol, there were, for example, devastating thunderstorms in Saxony-Anhalt, which also led to extensive fire brigade operations. There, too, there were heavy rains and lightning strikes, which increased the need for fast action by the fire brigade and, especially in urban areas, led to massive damage. These parallels to the storm situations in other regions underline the urgency of preventive measures and the need for a quick reaction in such weather phenomena.