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Innsbruck, Bregenz, Bozen – In Tyrol, the effects of Sunday’s heavy rains were limited. There were only 13 weather-related missions, not least due to the flooded warehouses. The Vals stream was carrying too much water, so in St. Jodok and Vals there were “some pretty preventive missions,” the control center said. There was also a rockslide in the Zillergrund.
📽️ Video | Rockfall in the Zillertal:
Cable car material completely destroyed
On Sunday around 8:50 am, the Brandberg volunteer fire brigade was alerted to a rock fall at the Häusling power station in Zillergrund. A huge rock had crashed down from the opposite side, leaping over the stream. The rock completely destroyed a material cable car and also severely damaged the road. No one was injured, but the Zillergrund toll road remains completely closed until further notice.
Die Zillergrund Mautstraße bleibt bis auf Weiteres komplett gesperrt.
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Two landslides in the Defereggental
Fire brigades were also on duty in East Tyrol’s Defereggental due to a landslide. As police reported, a landslide on Defereggenstraße L25 in the Plon district of Hopfgarten around 3:15 pm The state highway had to be closed in the Birker Bach area. At around 4:40 pm, while the Birker Bach was still being cleaned, another mud discharge was reported on Defereggenstraße in the area of the so-called Dure about nine kilometers away.
According to the police, reconnaissance flights were carried out with a police helicopter in both places. The mayor and the road master also had an idea of the situation. While the road in Birker Bach opened to traffic again at 7.15 p.m., the area in Dure will remain closed until it is assessed by a geologist on Monday. There is the possibility of detouring on local roads.
Officials report that no one was in danger or injured by the two landslides. The road maintenance department, the Hopfgarten volunteer fire brigade, a police helicopter and the Matrei iO police station were in action.
The Isel in Lienz was also under observation Sunday, where a 30-year flood was about to occur.
Also few rain missions in Vorarlberg
In Vorarlberg, emergency services had to move 33 times due to the rain. The rescue and fire control center said it was “not at all dramatic.” The Rhine reached a flood of one to five years on Sunday night. The paths and cycle paths along the river from Diepoldsauer Rheinbrücke to Lake Constance were closed. The population was asked not to go near the Rhine for security reasons. Firefighters were on the scene but have yet to take any action.
📽️ Video | No major rain damage in Vorarlberg:
Barricades and floods: hot spot in South Tyrol
The situation in South Tyrol was much more critical: the municipality of Neumarkt had to be evacuated in part due to the impending failure of a dam and flooding. Parts of Klausen Township were also evacuated. In addition, the Brennero railway line in the Eisack Valley was closed and some roads were closed.
📽️ Video | Neumarkt flood: 400 people evacuated:
