2023-08-24 10:35:56
Heavy thunderstorms hit Carinthia once more on Wednesday followingnoon, causing problems once more following the devastating damage in early August. According to Kelag, more than 1,500 households were affected by power outages in the districts of Hermagor, St. Veit an der Glan and Wolfsberg. 35 fire brigades responded to around 55 missions. They mainly had to deal with landslides, floods and fallen trees. Houses and streets were mumbled.
The upper Lavanttal (Wolfsberg district) and the Lurnfeld-Sachenburg area (Spittal an der Drau district) were particularly affected. After heavy rainfall, the Weißenbach flooded the Saualpe in the area of Klippitzthörl. Minor flooding occurred in undeveloped areas. As a precaution, flood protection was installed in Wolfsberg, but this was soon dismantled. The Packer Straße (B70) became impassable in places due to mudslides and fallen trees. The road was partially reopened in the evening, and in some cases the clean-up work had not yet been completed.
In Obergottesfeld (Sachsenburg), according to the police, a blockage caused a large debris flow that hit the town center. Several houses, gardens, garages and vehicles were badly damaged. Municipal roads were buried up to a meter under mud and debris. According to the fire department, three houses had to be freed from water and debris. The cleanup continued on Thursday. Small-scale flooding also occurred in Kleblach following drainage channels had become blocked.
The precipitation on Wednesday in Carinthia brought large amounts of rain of up to 51 liters per square meter in Weißbriach, on the Saualpe it was 40, while elsewhere it only dribbled briefly. According to the records of the hydrographic service, there was no measurable precipitation in Klagenfurt. That might change once more next week. The weather change is expected to bring larger amounts of rain once more from Monday. At a briefing by authorities, emergency services and experts on Thursday in Klagenfurt, it was said that there was a high probability of large amounts of rain and the associated mudslides and landslides.
The storms from the beginning of August have not yet been worked up everywhere. The last civil defense warning is that for Leppen (Eisenkappel-Vellach, district of Völkermarkt). Luscha Straße (L130) was still closed due to the risk of landslides. The state crisis team appealed to adhere to the ban, especially to cyclists. In Goritschach (Ebenthal, district of Klagenfurt-Land), as announced, the army deployed armored hedgehogs to stabilize the slope somewhat. However, evacuations in the area continued. For the nearby, cut-off town of Guntschach (Maria Rain), ferry services across the Drau will initially run until September 7th.
New results of the drinking water tests carried out with the support of the army in the areas affected by the storms at the beginning of August were also available on Thursday. About a third of the samples show a bacterial load, said the state press service. Half of the samples from 350 drinking water containers have now been evaluated. There is no health risk for the affected population, said health officer Beate Prettner (SPÖ). It is not communicated which areas are affected, the households would be informed by the operators. The assistance assignment was extended until September 6 so that follow-up examinations can take place.
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