Storm: Heavy hail injury within the northern Waldviertel

Waldkirchen advert Thaya was significantly affected. Within the cadastral communities of Waldkirchen, Gilgenberg and Rappolz, round 80 % of the buildings have been broken, a few of them severely, the district fireplace division reported in a press launch. Greater than 250 firefighters have been deployed to quickly seal the roofs with tarpaulins. The affected districts have been formally declared catastrophe areas.

Picture: (APA/BFK WT/ST. MAYER)

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Waldkirchen an der Thaya was significantly affected.
Picture: (APA/BFK WT/ST. MAYER)

Hailstones as much as seven centimeters in dimension severely broken roofs, autos and facades within the municipality within the northern Waldviertel at round 3 p.m. on Sunday. Round 200 roofs have been reportedly broken. Tarpaulin materials was delivered from the district’s catastrophe reduction service warehouse and the fireplace and safety heart in Tulln. 30,000 m2 have already been laid, and an extra 20,000 m2 ought to arrive within the night, based on the workplace of Deputy Governor Stephan Pernkopf (ÖVP).

The state of Decrease Austria has promised speedy help from the catastrophe fund.

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