Fire departments in demand

Heavy rain: Land under water in Ludersdorf-Wilfersdorf

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05.06.2024 08:16

On Tuesday evening, sporadic heavy rain caused scenes of devastation in the municipalities of Weiz and Voitsberg. Once again, around 50 fire departments had to be called out to fight the water. They had to pump out cellars and even close highway access roads. The municipality of Ludersdorf-Wilfersdorf was particularly affected.

There is simply no end to the storm operations: on Tuesday evening, the Styrian fire departments were in demand again - especially in the municipality of Ludersdorf-Wilfersdorf. From 5 p.m., all available forces and vehicles of the Ludersdorf fire department were deployed, the firefighters reported on Facebook. Emergency services from Gleisdorf, Nitscha and Labuch were also on site.

Mudslides on the roads in the municipality of Ludersdorf-Wilfersdorf. (Bild: BI d.V. Ing. Patrick Friedl, FF Ludersdorf)
Mudslides on the roads in the municipality of Ludersdorf-Wilfersdorf.

The severe flooding was once again caused by extremely heavy rainfall at certain points. Streams burst their banks, houses and apartments were flooded, roads were muddied - and cellars were under water. The on and off ramps at the Gleisdorf West highway also had to be closed due to the heavy rain.

Even highway ramps had to be closed. (Bild: BI d.V. Ing. Patrick Friedl, FF Ludersdorf)
Even highway ramps had to be closed.

Other affected communities in the district of Weiz were Labuch and Ungerdorf. The district of Voitsberg also felt the effects of the storms. "The ground, which was already saturated from the rain of the last few days, was unable to absorb any more water, so we had to respond to a total of nine incidents in the town area," reports the Voitsberg fire department.

The sky turned pink in Voitsberg. (Bild: FF Voitsberg)
The sky turned pink in Voitsberg.
Flooded cellars in the municipality of Voitsberg. (Bild: FF Voitsberg)
Flooded cellars in the municipality of Voitsberg.

The press release continues: "The emergency services had to pump out several cellars in Baumkirchnerstraße, Franz-Schöpfer-Gasse, Schubertgasse and Wielandgasse and protect the houses from water ingress. In the Grazer Vorstadt, we were again kept busy by a seepage basin that overflowed and flooded the Barbarasiedlung." Due to the large amounts of rain, 50 fire departments across Styria were involved in around 80 operations.

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