Ottenstein reservoir
Sunken boats bear witness to a disaster averted
Sometimes the pictures after the storm disaster are bizarre, such as at the Ottenstein reservoir in the Waldviertel. Several boats sank at the moorings there. Why this was the case and why it is actually seen as a positive development.
Days before the impending flood disaster, EVN declared that the reservoir would have to be lowered considerably in order to be prepared for the masses of water. This triggered a real show of strength at the Ottenstein estate to secure the jetty facilities and more than 400 boats.
Huge solidarity among the people
"There is a really good sense of solidarity in the region. We were working almost around the clock from Thursday to Sunday - many volunteers supported us," explains Alexander Warringer from the estate. People even stopped to ask if they could help out somewhere as they passed by.
Ships now have to be salvaged
However, some of the boat owners could not be reached - they were not allowed to attack the foreign boat without permission. As a result, a small fraction of the boats - only one in a hundred - ran aground or sank when the water level rose again, and the boats are to be salvaged soon.
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