Hollabrunn meets serious storm: fire brigade fights against floods!

Hollabrunn meets serious storm: fire brigade fights against floods!

Hollabrunn, Österreich - On July 24, 2025, a severe storm moved around the city of Hollabrunn in Lower Austria around 4:00 p.m. According to fireworld.at, around 60 millimeters fell, accompanied by partly violent hail. This extreme weather situation led to numerous floods and storm damage in the urban area, which required the activation of the Hollabrunn area and the district management.

The residents had to quickly encounter the consequences of the storm. Around 250 fire brigade members from a total of 32 fire brigades had been used with 43 vehicles. Over 80 points of application were reported, with the main tasks of pumping out the flooded basement and the clearing of roads to tree falls and flooding.

application and weather development

The emergency services were active until late at night. At 10:30 p.m., 13 fire departments were still in use in the areas of Hollabrunn and Göllersdorf. At 11:00 p.m. the weather was only a small rainfall, but the situation was still attentively observed. The waterways of the watercourses showed partly falling values, while the Göllersbach remained under observation because it was fully utilized.

In an additional alarm, eight other fire departments were called for a fire in a petrol station near Maissau. This use was triggered by a break -in salar

global perspective on natural disasters

This storm in Hollabrunn is part of a larger global trend that is related to natural disasters. Changed weather phenomena worldwide are considered direct consequences of climate change, which is also reflected in the frequency and severity of events. According to Statista, in 2024 natural disasters in the form of floods, skinny, earthquakes and storms had massive influence on the population. In Asia, for example, the effects due to high population density and inadequate infrastructure are particularly serious.

This world situation illustrates that regional storm events such as in Hollabrunn cannot be considered isolated, but are part of a global challenge. The increased focus on the prevention and coping with natural disasters is one of the focus of the international community.