Apartment cannot be used

One year after the storm: “We were left in the lurch”

Mr. S. has still not been able to return to his apartment - the slope has not yet been secured.(Bild: Jennifer Kapellari)

A sad anniversary is coming up in Bad Eisenkappel: Almost exactly one year ago, severe storms swept through Carinthia. Tons of debris destroyed the home of a family who still haven't been able to return home twelve months later. Those affected felt abandoned by the municipality.

A year ago, the "Kärntner Krone" was already "visiting" the family in the center of the village - at that time still on assignment for the "Krone hilft" donation campaign. When violent storms left a trail of devastation through Carinthia in August 2023, masses of earth and debris made their way into the sleeping family's rented apartment - and couldn't even be stopped by the wall. "Maybe the slope will be secured by the end of the year and the earth shoveled out of the apartment - then everything will have to be completely renovated," the family hoped at the time, hoping for a quick return home. No such luck!