Due to the persistent heavy rain, the risk of flooding in Tyrol is increasing massively. The first rivers and streams have already reached dangerously high water levels on Monday. Individual streets have already had to be closed. Numerous fire brigade operations are already underway. GeoSphere Austria issued a red warning for some valleys!
In Huben in Längenfeld, the Ötztaler Ache reached the level of a 100-year flood on Monday morning. In some places, water has already burst its banks, and the B186 Ötztal Straße had to be closed between Sölden and Tumpen. Warning level red in some valleys In the morning, GeoSphere Austria issued the rain warning “red” (level 4 of 4 ) for the regions of Ötztal, Stubaital, Wipptal and the rear Zillertal. At level 4, there is a great risk of mudslides and landslides as well as floods. According to the state, impairments in rail and road traffic are also possible. Above all, keep your distance from bodies of water and flooded areas,” emphasizes Elmar Rizzoli, head of the country’s Center for Crisis and Disaster Management.
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