Styrians in portrait

These storm heroes faced up to storms and floods

Fabian Eienberger climbs electricity pylons as an overhead line fitter.(Bild: Krone KREATIV, FF Lantschern, Energienetze Steiermark/ Symbol)

This summer has shown what heroes our country can count on when entire villages seem to be at the mercy of floods and storms. Many Styrians have worked for days on end this year under the most adverse conditions, often risking their lives. We brought two of them in front of the curtain.

"Whether it's storms, gales or hail - we have to work in all weathers," says Fabian Eisenberger. Wearing a green T-shirt, he sits in his office in Peggau. But this is only a small part of Eisenberger's day-to-day work, as he has been working in the field at Energienetze Steiermark for ten years. He is one of those people who fight to get the lights back on everywhere in extreme situations.