Lightning and mudslides
Fire department in Pongau challenged by storms
Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms caused flooding, mudslides and power outages in Bischofshofen, Mühlbach/Hochkönig and Maria Alm yesterday, Sunday.
A thunderstorm front that moved across the country from the west caused local flooding and mudslides, especially at the foot of the Hochkönig, both on the Pongau and Pinzgau sides. The Bischofshofen volunteer fire department had to respond to several incidents.
Shortly before 8 p.m., the firefighters had to pump out a cellar in the Mitterberghütten district after a water ingress. Another alert was received on the way to the operation. The Hochkönig road (B164) was blocked by a mudslide.
The Bischofshofen fire department was able to clear the road using a wheel loader and excavator from an earthworks company. The road closure lasted around two hours.
In addition, a lightning strike in the immediate vicinity of a residential building caused a defect in the electrical installation of the house. The house was checked using a thermal imaging camera. A fire was ruled out. Lightning had also struck a construction crane.
The northern entrance to the town was also partially closed for a short time. A stream threatened to burst its banks there. The house access road and the main road were already covered in debris.
The storm cell, which moved from the Tyrolean border region to Salzburg, also caused several small streams and bodies of water to overflow in the Maria Alm district of Hintermoos.
There were also minor landslides. Here too, the B164 was cleared by the Maria Alm volunteer fire department and the municipality.
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