EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praised Austria’s flood aid on Platform X (formerly Twitter). It is “European solidarity” to help the “neighbors who are also affected” (Slovenia, note). Clean-up work is still going on in Carinthia and Styria on Tuesday.
“Respect for the people affected and the tireless rescue workers. And a big thank you to Austria for offers of help to its neighbors who are also affected,” wrote EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday afternoon on X (formerly Twitter). She would have phoned Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) and found out about the catastrophic floods and landslides in Carinthia and Styria. You can see the corresponding posting by Ursula von der Leyen here. for example that of the Mur, which is also important for Slovenia and Croatia. The civil defense warnings were lifted in the state in the afternoon. In the districts of Southeast Styria, Leibnitz and Deutschlandsberg, however, the population was still called on to exercise caution. Disaster restricted areas have been defined in individual regions. This means that citizens are not allowed to stay there. Disaster control, for example, is an exception. A total of more than 400 landslides were counted in Styria. The situation was stable on Tuesday, reported disaster control manager Harald Eitner. In order to stabilize the slopes, extensive and time-consuming work is required, for example the erection of Krainer walls. According to fire department spokesman Thomas Meier, 350 firefighters were still on duty on Tuesday. The water is slowly draining away, the groundwater levels remain very high. The lidos in Klagenfurt and Loretto, which should have reopened on Wednesday, remain closed as a precaution. Both the parking lots and the lawns were still under water. Due to the current storm and flood events, many people in the affected areas are faced with the ruins of their existence. Please help with your donation! For Carinthia: AT45 3900 0000 0591 9006 For Styria: AT15 2081 5000 4456 9523, password: flood The donation is tax-deductible. Dozens of houses remained evacuated. In addition, the situation regarding the landslides is still tense. There are new landslides every day in the Völkermarkt district. Roads that have been closed are gradually being reopened. One person died in the storm north of Klagenfurt on Sunday. The man was on the blocked Glan cycle path when he was swept into the river by the water. As for the help for Slovenia, which von der Leyen mentioned in her post, the Austrian Ministry of Defense provides, among other things, helicopters that people from house roofs rescue or fly food to cut off villages.
source site-12