Desolate infrastructure

Roads in Lower Austria will be closed for longer

The L5232 near Königsbach was washed away by the strong current of the flood. The entire area there is washed away. Just one of more than 40 major challenges that will keep the Lower Austrian Road Service busy for some time to come.(Bild: NÖ Straßendienst)

The masses of water have severely shaken the transport infrastructure in the commuter state of Lower Austria. Even after the disaster, the soil still gave way in many places. The "Krone" shows in a graphic where there are still closures and what has happened there.

Even a week and a half after the devastating storm disaster that hit the whole country hard, not all the damage is visible. In many places, softened ground and buildings gave way after the floods, which also led to dangerous situations and road closures in Lower Austria (see graphic below).