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The situation after Record rainfall in Carinthia and East Tyrol it remains tense. Emergency services are on constant duty due to the huge amounts of fresh snow in western Carinthia and Upper Carinthia. There have been landslides and avalanches in many places. Many roads and rail connections are closed.
Here you will find the most important information about the weather situation and the situation of transport connections in Carinthia and East Tyrol.
- In eastern Tyrol the Avalanche warning level reduced to 4, most of Upper Carinthia is also currently at warning level 4. But there is still the greatest risk!
- In many schools, classes are canceled on Mondays. The danger of avalanches and barricades are the reason for this.
- 1,400 households in Upper Carinthia and East Tyrol are still Without eleectricity. The assemblers continue to work at full speed. Parts of Mölltal (Tresdorf, Rangersdorf, Lainach, Winklern) and Lesachtal have been restocked since noon. There are problems higher up, that is, in Mörtschach, Großkirchheim and partly also in Heiligenblut. This is currently being worked on.
- At Flattach they had to Residents of ten evacuated houses be.
- the Lesachtal is currently isolated from the outside world. The road is only accessible for emergency vehicles. Some parts of eastern Tyrol are also currently cut off from the outside world.
- Weather Warning: Starting tomorrow, massive rain and snowfall can be expected again in Upper Carinthia and East Tyrol. Landslide and landslide hazard!
- 120 people in Prägraten evacuated in East Tyrol.
2.15 pm.: Call of the country: “No pales roofs!”
In a broadcast, the state of Carinthia calls on the people of Upper Carinthia not to shovel roofs. In the current climate situation, it is too dangerous, the roofs, if built according to the standard, are stable enough to withstand the load. The call in its wording: “All people who now want to try to shovel their roofs due to the snowfall in Upper Carinthia are asked to refrain from doing so during the uncertain weather situation. If the roofs were built according to the standards, they are stable enough to withstand the current load. Those affected should not put themselves in unnecessary danger.“
2 pm: Kids make the most of it
You are currently trapped in the Lesach Valley. However, the Liesing children see the positive and spend as much time in the snow as they can.
1.40 pm.: Finkenstein also hit him again
Apart from Upper Carinthia and East Tyrol, there is also a place near Villach where the storm hit hard. In the market town of Finkenstein, landslides, floods and broken roads are a reality.
The damage is worse than feared – now we have to make the roads passable before the next drop brings us snow! Not much time left!
Posted by Christian Poglitsch on Monday, December 7, 2020
Some mountain bike trails in Karawanken are also affected.
1:15 pm: Next risk analysis of the state of Carinthia
After the weekend of heavy rainfall in Upper Carinthia, another risk analysis will be conducted this afternoon. State Crisis Team with ZAMG Meteorologists, Emergency Voluntary Organizations, Armed Forces, Police, Road Construction Authorities, Highway Operator ASFINAG and KNG-Carinthia Network. The exchange Disaster Control Officer Daniel Fellner and Disaster Control Officer Markus Hudobnik With. According to the ZAMG forecast, the Tuesday and Wednesday, the next low in Italy in Upper Carinthia and East Tyrol again scatter snow and rain. The snow line gradually sinks back down to the lower elevations and another 12 to 20 inches of fresh snow can fall.
A bass in Italy rarely comes alone.The following brings back abundant rains, especially in those regions that sink into record snow masses: pic.twitter.com/Q8AGFJJtbN
– Marcus Wadsak @ (@MarcusWadsak) December 7, 2020
12.30 pm.: Soldiers are on standby
100 soldiers of the Austrian Armed Forces, specifically the Villach Pioneers and the 26th Spittal / Drau Jäger Battalion, were and are prepared, reports the state of Carinthia. Twelve members of Jägerbataillon 26 are currently on their way to the Mölltal to support the Winklern road maintenance depot.
12 noon: installers in constant use
Around 220 employees of the Tyrolean electricity supplier Tinetzthey are busy with removing faults in East Tyrol. There are currently around 2000 unattended network clients, which is mainly affected Villgratental, Lesachtal, Defreggen- and Kalsertal. “Due to roadblocks imposed by the authorities and the serious danger of avalanches, in many cases it has not yet been possible to repair the damage,” said the Tinetz spokesman. Christian ammer. “We don’t expect to relax until Monday night at the earliest.”
11:45 am: New precipitation in Upper Carinthia
It snows again and again in Upper Carinthia. It rains low. “Continuous rains are expected in the afternoon,” he says. Gerhard hohenwarter by ZAMG. But heavy rain and snow are always expected, with breaks in between. Upper Carinthia and the Villach-Land district are particularly affected.
11.00 am: Mud landslides disappeared
In Central Carinthia, the Glan overflowed. Several streams of debris have passed.
10.30 am.: Helicopter begins reconnaissance flight
The state geologist and the avalanche and torrent control employees are on their way to Mölltal by helicopter. Twelve soldiers of the armed forces were asked for help. Four helicopters carry out reconnaissance flights in the Lienz district. “The state helicopter is used for transporting dialysis patients to the Lienz district hospital, reconnaissance flights for the avalanche commissions and aerial surveys for the Tinetz. Two private helicopters are also used for the avalanche commissions and the Tinetz. An army helicopter is still moving from Klagenfurt to Lienz, “explained the Lienz district chief. Olga Reisner.
10:25 am: 162 fire operations in East Tyrol
A total of 162 missions were processed by 22 fire brigades in East Tyrol over the weekend. 900 members of the fire department, as well as six men from the district headquarters and district administration staff were on duty. During this period, fire departments were still partially busy with massive COVID-19 testing.
10.00 am: Avalanche warning level lowered to level 4
Sunday was for Osttirol Due to persistent heavy snowfall, avalanche warning level 5 was declared, that is, the highest danger level. On Monday, the Tyrolean avalanche warning service indicated that the danger was level 4. On Tuesday, the risk should continue to decrease slightly, according to the avalanche report. Spontaneous avalanche activity gradually decreases with the end of heavy precipitation.
9.50 am.: Chain Obligations and Obstacles
On the Ossiacher Tauern State Road (Feldkirchen district) there was a landslide discharge, in which the entire street was relocated. In addition to the mountain roads, some main traffic connections have been closed since Monday morning. The Großglockner Strasse and Mölltal Strasse were not passable in several places due to the danger of avalanches and snow breaks. There is also no access to Iselsberg and Plöckenpass in the direction of Italy. Chains are a must on many top roads.
8.30 am: Rise of the water level
Risk of flooding throughout the country! After the floods last year, it is again the municipality of Finkenstein that is most affected by the storms of the weekend. Villach-Land: 125 missions on Sunday only.
Parts of the Glan bike path in St. Veit they are flooded. Roads were flooded in the municipalities of Lendorf, Lurnfeld and Sachsenburg (Spittal an der Drau district), and a residential building in Sachsenburg was also affected.
7.51 am: Warning of smooth roads like mirrors
Police warn drivers of the road in much of Carinthia!
7.30 am.: Precipitation has temporarily stopped
Rainfall in Upper Carinthia has stopped almost everywhere. The emergency services hope to be able to clear the municipal roads in the Lesach Valley now. The task force has been meeting at Flattach in Mölltal since 7 am
7.00 am: Fire brigades in constant use
In the last 24 hours you have been in Carinthia in general 300 firefighters given, reports the state alarm and warning center. More than 1,500 firefighters were on duty over the weekend. Today in the morning, the fire brigades had to go out six times (starting at 7 am). Focus: Villach-Land, Spittal and Hermagor.
6.30 am.: Also deployments due to many accidents
Fire departments I haven’t just had bad weather since Sunday. There was a serious accident in Radenthein on Sunday night. Several people were injured to an unspecified degree and taken to hospitals.
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