More than 3,500 firefighters and the federal army were called in after the heavy rains. There were a total of 1,800 emergency addresses to deal with.
Once again, after the devastating storms, it has been shown that Burgenland can handle any crisis thanks to its countless volunteer fire brigades.Doskozil, who once again made a name for himself as a “crisis manager”, thanked all the relief workers.Federal Army requested Already in the early hours of the morning, Doskozil was in the midst of the organizational activities in the crisis team and requested the assistance of the Federal Army in a telephone call with Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner.At lunchtime, 120 soldiers were on duty, supporting the more than 3,500 firefighters. The state fire brigade command reported that a total of 1,800 emergency addresses had to be processed.Sandbags loaded from GüssingThe relief operation was also in full swing in the Montecuccoli barracks in Güssing. The prepared sandbags from the last flood in 2023 were loaded by the army for the fire brigade.
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