The heavy rain continues to have the south of the country under control. While the situation in Oberpinzgau is easing slightly, the situation in Mitterpinzgau and Pongau is occasionally critical.
In the south of the country, the streams in the valleys of the main Alpine ridge carried so much water into the Salzach that the retention basins in Oberpinzgau were flooded early on. By late afternoon, 125 sorties were underway. Around 460 firefighters are fighting the water masses, especially in Pinzgau and Pongau. In Mittersill, the Salzach had reached a level of over 5.30 meters in the early afternoon, which is why the lift bridge in the town center was closed and raised. The large retention areas in the valley were filled with water, but a critical development is not to be expected, according to the hydrographic service of the state. He appealed to the many holidaymakers not to go on trips by car for the time being, and the local population should also refrain from unnecessary trips. The Gerlosstraße had to be closed. Grasslau district of Bischofshofen is under water In the second largest Pongau town of Bischofshofen, the Salzach has overcome the flood barriers and burst its banks. Bridges are blocked and closed. The district of Grasslau is already largely under water. The volunteer fire brigade is on duty with more than 60 men. Sandbags are already scarce.Gastein and Grossarltal affectedThe situation in the Rauris valley was also critical. The detention rooms there were already almost full. In the neighboring Gasteinertal, work was being done at full speed to set up mobile flood protection. The Grossarl Valley is also badly affected by the heavy rainfall. The side valley of the Salzachpongau is currently cut off from the outside world. The hydrographic service expected the level in the Upper Pinzgau to rise to just below alarm limit 1. However, due to the size of the retention areas, no critical development is currently to be expected. Evacuation in Neukirchen In the afternoon, however, three people had to be evacuated from two houses in Neukirchen’s Sulzau district in Pinzgau as a precaution by the Mittersill volunteer fire brigade using the turntable ladder, since crossing the bridge would have been too dangerous. In Niedernsill, 110 children from a holiday camp were evacuated as a precaution. Reporting limit in the city of Salzburg exceeded In the area of the city of Salzburg, the Salzach exceeded the reporting limit and rare water levels of 6.5 meters are to be expected at the Nonntal Bridge measuring point. In the early hours of the night, the experts from the hydrographic service on the middle and upper Salzach expect a ten to 30-year flood. The peak in this area is predicted for the first half of the night.B311 closed near Schwarzach The heavy rain continues to cause traffic delays. Due to the flood situation, the B 311 between Schwarzach and Lend is currently closed to all traffic. The Westbahn route is also interrupted in the area. ÖBB trains are currently not running to Gastein; train service to Carinthia or Italy is only possible to a very limited extent.
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