Firefighting Operations After Storm in Mostviertel
According to the district command, in Haidershofen in the Amstetten district, a district with 800 residents was cut off from the surrounding area for several hours due to the flooding of two underpasses after the storm.
Scout Camp in Waidhofen an der Ybbs Evacuated Due to Storm
In Haidershofen, according to fire department reports, basements of various properties had to be pumped out after the storm. Additionally, blockages had to be cleared. A mobile flood protection was also erected. In the cut-off district of Hainbuch, a special pump was among the equipment used. By 11:00 PM, the affected area was accessible again. Due to the rising water level of a stream, a scout camp in Waidhofen an der Ybbs was evacuated and dismantled by the Zell fire department. 150 children and teenagers had participated. "Human lives were not immediately endangered," it was emphasized. There had already been operations due to small-scale road flooding on Sunday morning in Ybbsitz in the Amstetten district.
(APA/Red)
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