Austria skilled serious flash floods over the weekend.
Meteorologists reported report quantities of rainfall within the western area during the last 24 hours. Places most influenced come with the mountainous space of Voralberg.
Wolfurt within the decrease Rhine Valley is among the communities in Vorarlberg that has been in particular suffering from the storms. Streams flooded the centre of the village final night time, adopted via mudslides.
Firefighters labored tirelessly to transparent up impacted roads and villages. Over 1,500 calls have been made to transparent up floods or mudslides within the space. Luckily, alternatively, no accidents or casualties have been reported in Voralberg
An essential segment of the Rhine Valley highway (A14) was once closed for hours, bringing visitors within the Lower Rhine Valley to a standstill. However, an finish to the rain round nighttime introduced vital aid.
In Dornbirn, a lot of properties, garages, and streets have been flooded. In within sight Schwarzach, a crisis alert was once additionally precipitated.
Train visitors was once additionally affected. Rail services and products between Lindau and Bregenz have been quickly suspended early Saturday morning.
Elsewhere, the serious rainfall additionally hit southern Bavaria, Germany. Regional police reported that a minimum of 5 other people have been killed because of fallen bushes.
