Weather: Pictures show chaos in Vienna – Nau

Weather: Pictures show chaos in Vienna – Nau

Heavy rainfall has caused flooding in Vienna. Images show the weather chaos.

After heavy rainfall, parts of Vienna are under water. – keystone

The most important things in brief

  • Heavy rainfall creates chaotic scenes in Vienna.
  • Record summer rain has flooded roads and railway lines.
  • A woman was pushed under a bus by the water masses.

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Rainy weather is causing chaos in Vienna: Yesterday, Saturday, record summer rain fell in the Austrian capital. This led to flooded streets – and chaotic images.

On the outskirts of Vienna, more than 110 liters of rain per square meter fell. This is the highest value for a summer month in the 152-year history of measurements, as the broadcaster ORF reports.

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Videos and pictures show flooded underpasses and cars stuck in the water.

Weather: Pedestrian hit by bus

The floodwaters also led to rescue operations. A pedestrian fell on a sloping street near a bus stop.

Weather: Pictures show chaos in Vienna – Nau Vienna was hit by heavy rain on Saturday.
Wien Underpasses were flooded…
underpass … streets were flooded …
Wien … and had to be blocked.
Wetter On the outskirts of Vienna, more than 110 liters of rain per square meter fell – a summer record for the city.

According to the fire department, she was carried away by the water and pushed under a stationary bus.

Firefighters lifted the vehicle and freed the woman, a fire department spokesman told the German Press Agency. She was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition.

Recently, rainy weather has also caused damage in Switzerland. The Bernese Oberland was particularly affected.

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