2024-08-12 21:12:46
A thunderstorm with lightning and red skies caused the sky to show unusual colors Monday night. Also applies to fire brigade operations. Lightning struck a farm in Bramberg am Wildkogel. Three fire brigades with approximately 80 personnel were deployed in Pinzgau. The B311 Pinzgauer Straße had to be closed due to mudslides.
Severe thunderstorms hit the canton of Salzburg on Monday night. The districts of St. Johann im Pongau, Pinzgau and Tennengau were particularly affected. There are 30 fire brigades with about 150 male and female firefighters on duty in the evening and night. Several communities experienced power outages and flooding. Pinzgauer Straße (B311) between Lend and Schwarzach had to be closed following the mudslide.
Two forest fires in Wald in the Wünken and Pinzgau regions were probably caused by lightning strikes. Emergency services were called to a fire in Bramberg Aveldkogel (Pinzgau) at around 7pm. A farmhouse was engulfed in flames after a lightning strike. Regional fire brigade commander Klaus Portenkirchner announced that the fire was under control at 10 p.m. Alert level two was initially announced, but the level was raised to level three shortly afterwards. Around 80 people were on duty at the Bramberg, Neukirchen and Hollersbach fire brigade, and the volunteer fire brigade in Saalfelden was also alerted, but was Deported before arrival as no longer needed. There was initially no idea of the extent of the harm or damage that could be caused.
Thunderstorms and floods in Pungao and Pinzgau
According to the Association of State Fire Brigades, there were 30 rescue locations in Salzburg canton on Monday evening. Operations were halted following storms and floods, particularly in the districts of St. John’s, Pinzgau and Tennengau in the Pongau region. St. John’s, Saalfelden, Kaprun, Tuxenbach and Pisendorf are affected. The operation continued at full speed into the night.
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