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On Tuesday, the fourth consecutive day of flooding in Austria, the emergency services continue to fight the floods on the ground. The fifth fatality in Lower Austria has now been reported: an 81-year-old woman from the district of Tulln.
According to Chief Inspector Johann Baumschlager of the Lower Austria Provincial Police Directorate, the 81-year-old died in her flooded home in the market town of Würmla. The body was discovered by emergency services on Tuesday morning.
The death of a firefighter in action in Rust im Tullnerfeld in the municipality of Michelhausen (Tulln district) had already become known on Sunday.
According to police reports on Monday, a 70-year-old died in Untergrafendorf in the municipality of Böheimkirchen (district of St. Pölten-Land) and an 80-year-old died in Höbersdorf in the market town of Sierndorf (district of Korneuburg).
Another victim is an as yet unknown man in Klosterneuburg (district of Tulln). According to the police, he was discovered floating in the water at the Klosterneuburg lido on Monday afternoon.
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