Heavy rainfall

170 operations: Heavy thunderstorms put fire departments to the test

The hot spell led to heavy thunderstorms in Carinthia again today. In the early evening, the LAWZ recorded several call-outs.

"The heaviest thunderstorms came down in the Feldkirchen district, now the weather is moving southeast," reports Hans-Jörg Rossbacher, head of the regional alarm and warning center. "In the last one and a half hours, the Carinthian fire departments have been called out to over 170 operations." The heavy rainfall in particular led to flooding, streams burst their banks, but some trees were also blown down by the wind.

"There is currently also an operation at Lake Keutschach together with the water rescue service. A surfer is in distress," continued Rossbacher. In addition, there were repeated power outages - here too, the Feldkirchen district was the worst affected. At times, thousands of households in Carinthia were without power.

Such capricious weather conditions are also particularly difficult for events. For example, the "TOTO & Friends" concert at Schlosswiese Moosburg was canceled due to the thunderstorm.