Styria storm
Quiet night, but fire department still in action
Styria was spared severe storms in the night to Monday. Clean-up operations are underway in the Graz-Umgebung and Hartberg-Fürstenfeld districts. In St. Radegund and on the Schöckl, the drinking water is undrinkable. Thunderstorms passed by in the early afternoon without causing much damage.
After it rained heavily once again on Sunday afternoon, there was a brief respite on Monday night: "Fortunately, the supercell almost dissipated shortly before the affected area," says Matthias Novacek from the Hartberg area fire brigade association. 1500 firefighters were deployed on Sunday. "There were a few operations during the night. Today it's mainly about cleaning up, clearing roads and helping the population to clear out and pump out cellars."
Soldiers build bridges
The army is also on site in the district to repair broken bridges and roads. In Kleinlungitz, a collapsed bridge cut off several farms - it should be passable again on Tuesday.
"You should not approach rivers and observe road closures - unfortunately, some people disregard them. Otherwise we can only say: Hang in there! The fire department is giving its all and we will overcome this together," says Novacek.
Flood on the Safen
In Bierbaum an der Safen in the municipality of Bad Blumau, the Safen burst its banks on Sunday. The fire station was also flooded. In Bad Blumau, a horse stable was under water.
Dinghy driver rescued
Martin Jeindl from the Fürstenfeld Fire Brigade Association also describes a dicey situation in Burgau - someone lost control of an inflatable boat and had to be rescued: "He wanted to supply a farmer with food who was trapped by the water. The farmer refused to be rescued and wanted to stay with the animals. With the help of the fire department barge, the dinghy driver was rescued by comrades from the two barge bases in Fürstenfeld and Großsteinbach."
However, the water levels have dropped massively since Sunday, says Jeindl. "By more than two meters. That's an important buffer. We are monitoring the situation closely."
Drinking water partially undrinkable
According to information from Holding Graz, the drinking water in St. Radegund near Graz and on the Schöckl is currently unfit for human consumption. The Hexenexpress and downhill routes on the Schöckl are closed today, Monday.
Access to the cable car is only possible via Ebersdorf and Mariatrost, but not via Andritz and Weinitzen. The A 9 Phyrnautobahn will also remain closed until the end of the week.
The civil defense alert, which was still in effect in several communities on Sunday, was lifted on Monday morning. In the early afternoon, the hard-hit municipality of Deutschfeistritz warned residents of an approaching storm - fortunately, the fears did not materialize and the all-clear was given at 2 pm. The water levels and weather forecasts are also being closely monitored here.
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