Stormy winds are blowing in some areas Carinthia And this Styria Traffic was affected since Monday morning due to fallen trees. Seeberg Straße (B82) was closed in both directions between Seeberg and Völkermarkt Sittersdorf, as was Rosental Straße (B85) between Freibach and the Miklauzhof junction.
On Monday afternoon, the Karawanken mountains in Carinthia were hit by particularly strong winds, while northern areas in Styria were affected.
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According to ORF Carinthia, the Carinthian state disaster management agency is calling on people in the districts of Klagenfurt-Land and Volkermark to stay in their homes due to the strong storm and avoid non-essential travel. Damage to buildings and roof structures was already doing the rounds on social networks by midday.
7,000 households are without electricity
According to Kärnten Netz, around 3,000 homes were temporarily without power on Monday. APA spokesman Robert Schmaranz said the landslides subsided in the afternoon and rain began to fall. So the fitters were able to work well and by 3.30 pm only about 250 houses in the St. Weed district were without electricity.
About 170 substations in Stria are out of action due to damaged power lines. Around 4,000 families are affected. Falling trees in Upper Styria caused the ÖBB to make several train lines at least temporarily unusable. Alternate train services were set up.
Especially in the district Leeson More than 100 tasks were carried out in 16 communities: 41 fire departments cleaned the streets with around 600 helpers. “Dozens of fallen trees near the Haus im Enstal have destroyed the overhead line of the railway line and laid the tracks. An alternative train service has been set up,” said a release from the Liezen regional fire brigade command.
A passenger train had to be evacuated. About 90 people occupied it. “In Petersburg, a moving car was hit by a tree – fortunately it only landed on the hood. The vehicle's airbags deployed and the occupants and two dogs escaped with horror,” the fire department continued.
In Salzburg On Monday morning, a tree, broken by strong winds, fell on the Loferer Straße (B178) near Unken (Pinzgau) and hit a moving car. The 65-year-old driver and his 69-year-old passenger were injured but managed to extricate themselves from the badly mangled car, state police headquarters said. They were taken to hospital.
During the cleaning operation, the stones fell from the top of the road. The B178 was completely closed for around two hours due to the danger present, although the falling debris was trapped by the ramp safety net.
