Major alarm in Lungau after an accident on the tracks of the Murtalbahn – at least in theory! Almost 300 emergency services go out at the weekend and practice emergency situations.
Heavy rain, flooding and then also this: a train crashes on the track of the Murtalbahn between Tamsweg and Ramingstein. Dozens of passengers were injured, some seriously. Due to the adverse weather conditions, there is a widespread power outage. The digital radio of the blue light organizations no longer works. It is a horror scenario that those responsible for the large-scale exercise “Samson 2024” have come up with. More than 300 emergency services will head to Lungau next Saturday – and rehearse what an emergency will be like. All emergency organizations are required to work closely together to deal with this major accident under the difficult conditions. The blue light organizations work together to secure the scene of the accident and begin rescuing the injured. Drones and search dogs are also used in the exercise. The Tamsweger Hospital is participating in “Samson 2024”. In the Tamsweg fire station, the emergency services are setting up an information center for those affected for training purposes. The Red Cross crisis intervention team will be on site. The official operational management lies with the district administration. “The exercise will be demanding for everyone involved,” says district captain Michaela Rohrmoser.
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