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It has been snowing since Friday in some parts of Austria. Snow fell about a meter in various places in Carinthia, according to a summary by the Austrian public medium ORF.
In Carinthia, the situation is most critical in the Lesach Valley, inaccessible on Saturday morning due to snow. Since Friday, a meter of snow has fallen and it is expected that on Sunday the thickness of the snow will reach three meters. The mayor says the situation is critical, but they can still handle it.
Also in Carinthia, Mölltál has 100 soldiers on standby in case the situation worsens. 80 centimeters of snow has fallen here, but forecasts indicate relief, which could cause heavy, wet snow, which could topple trees and cut power lines. In Großkirchheim, due to the danger of an avalanche, residents had to move out of two houses.
To the municipality of Prägraten am Großvenediger in East Tyrol an avalanche collapsed, damaging four houses and one car. Previously, 29 people were evacuated due to the risk of an avalanche.
In the eastern part of Tyrol already Power outages are caused by snowfall and several major major roads are impassable.
Sankt Lorenzen im Lesachtal in #Carinthia at 1,100 meters above sea level, near the border with East Tyrol.
Approximately 90 centimeters #Snow I already lie. Now add 5-10 cm per hour.
(Photo: Jan Salcher – thank you very much!) pic.twitter.com/zWhLpUiuL9– wetterblog.at (@wetterblogAT) December 5, 2020
Forecasters say the rainy weather will last until Monday morning. Snowfall is replaced by snowfall and rain in many places, making it possible to prepare for floods, as the water will not be able to drain.
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