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The slope started to move directly behind the detached house.(Bild: Gemeinde Außervillgraten)

The heavy rainfall over the past few days led to a landslide on Saturday evening in Außervillgraten in East Tyrol. The masses of earth started to move directly behind a detached house. The residents - father and child - were evacuated as a precaution. According to the mayor, they have since found shelter with relatives.

At around 6.30 pm, the steep slope behind the detached house in Außervillgraten, Versellerberg area, began to move. According to the police, a total of around 2000 cubic meters of earth may have come loose.

Father and child now staying with relatives
After an expert from the province of Tyrol inspected the situation on site, the mayor ordered a road closure and the evacuation of the house.

Directly behind the detached house, the slope began to move.(Bild: Gemeinde Außervillgraten)

"A father and his child live in the detached house. They have since found accommodation with relatives," explained village chief Josef Mair in an interview with "Krone" on Sunday morning.

Around 2000 cubic meters of earth started to move.(Bild: Gemeinde Außervillgraten)

Rockfall net prevented worse
A rockfall net directly behind the house could have prevented worse. There has been no damage to the house so far. Fortunately, no one was injured.

The next steps
On Saturday, "water was provisionally drained from the slope", continued Mayor Mair. On Sunday, the slope was covered with foil. At the beginning of the week, experts from the regional geology department will take another close look at the situation on site. The municipal road running directly below will remain closed for the time being.