The hotspot was in the Mostviertel, where, according to the Amstetten area alarm center on Saturday, more than 50 floods had been deployed in the Amstetten and Scheibbs districts since Friday followingnoon. Smaller rivers and streams burst their respective banks, and many cellars were flooded, reported Philipp Gutlederer.
On Saturday morning, the main task of the helpers in the Mostviertel was to pump out buildings and erect barriers. According to the district command, three fire brigades were called to rescue people in Haag in the Amstetten district on Saturday morning, a car might not continue due to the water in an underpass. “There was no danger to life for the person, but he might no longer get himself out of the car,” the Hague commander Andreas Zöchlinger was quoted as saying in a broadcast.
According to Gutlederer, the situation is likely to remain tense throughout Saturday due to the rain. A relief of the situation was expected for (tomorrow) Sunday.
