Major storm damage

St. Radegund elementary school is already being demolished

Eight-year-old Mario and his classmates can't believe that their school class is being razed to the ground.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Christian Jauschowetz,)

Stunned in the small Styrian community of St. Radegund: after the devastating storms, the local elementary school can no longer be saved. The excavators have already moved in and the children have not even been able to collect their belongings.

Visually, the traces of the devastating storms in the community of St. Radegund north of Graz are barely visible, but the situation is still serious: the drinking water in the local water pipe and many domestic wells is contaminated. Demolition work has also begun on the elementary school, which is in danger of collapsing.