Cyclist injured
Mudslide in the Wachau: Road closed
The Aggsteiner Straße (B33) is closed in the Aggsbach-Dorf area in the district of Melk (Lower Austria) after a mudslide. A cyclist is said to have been injured in the rockfall. Witness videos show the dramatic scenes.
The B33 has been closed since Monday afternoon. According to initial information, a large amount of rock slid onto the road at around 12.30 pm. According to initial information, a cyclist is said to have been injured to an indeterminate degree and taken to hospital.
The extent of the damage has yet to be determined, but the clearing work is likely to take several days - if not weeks.
"Suddenly a huge noise"
"We were just sitting on the terrace when suddenly there was a huge noise," says a still-excited resident. "Then black clouds moved over the Danube."
"Something has to happen now"
"My colleague just managed to slow down on her bike before the rockslide. She was very lucky. That's completely crazy," said a local entrepreneur. "Something has to be done quickly now - the main access road to the region is blocked, especially at the start of the season," demands innkeeper spokesman Mario Pulker.
Mudslides in the west too
Rocks and debris also recently thundered down in the Zillertal in Tyrol - on the Gerlossstraße on Sunday evening:
One lane of the Gerlossstraße is currently passable. Meanwhile, the Hochgallmiggstraße is still closed.
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