Lower Austria breathes a sigh of relief

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However, Hardegg remained partially evacuated for safety reasons, and the BH had also closed the access road to the public.(Bild: BFKDO Hollabrunn)

"There is enough retention space again!" A message from the reservoir near Vranov, Czech Republic, brought relief to large parts of the Weinviertel (Lower Austria). This meant that the Thaya was spared the danger of (even) greater flooding on Monday.

As reported, it was still unclear on Sunday evening whether the floodgates would have to be opened further. "The discharge rate is 220 m3 of water per second," explains Hollabrunn's district governor Karl-Josef Weiss, adding that a major overflow can be ruled out. Good, because otherwise there would certainly have been problems along the Thaya as far as Laa.

Mistelbach comparatively "relatively mild" despite fateful events
"We in the district of Mistelbach got off lightly, despite many bad fates," said district governor Gerlinde Draxler. Weiss was able to give the all-clear for Göllersdorf: An FF disaster team from Carinthia had done a great job with local Florianis, said the district chief.