Category: Austrian News

On September 15, 2024, severe flooding struck Lower Austria and Vienna after days of torrential rainfall, causing widespread disruption and damage. Authorities declared Lower Austria a disaster zone as rivers surged and overwhelmed infrastructure, leading to the evacuation of over 1,100 homes. A firefighter tragically lost his life while attempting to pump water from a basement in Lower Austria, where emergency teams responded to thousands of calls for help. Several village villages were submerged, with officials describing the scene as a “lakescape.” In Vienna, the Wien River overflowed its banks,…

Read More

Due to the current flooding situation, the Vienna River is at risk of overflowing its banks.The flood caused by the severe weather has also reached the federal capital. The Wien River recorded a water level of 2.26 meters at the Kennedy Bridge on Sunday at 9:00 AM. The day before, it was 50 centimeters at the same time. At noon, the Wien River threatened to overflow in additional areas, after flooding had already occurred in Penzing during the night into Sunday and in the early morning hours. For safety reasons,…

Read More

A disaster and civil protection alert was declared in Lower Austria, and the western route was interrupted. Fire departments throughout Austria had already been called out hundreds of times on Sunday. But the heavy rainfall is continuing—for the time being – and in Lower Austria in particular, it is expected to continue raining heavily and without interruption until the afternoon. The flood situation remains critical throughout the country, and the fire departments largely concentrate on rescuing people. Due to the cold snap, the mountains are already very wintry in places.…

Read More

Storm damage in Vienna requires the permanent deployment of the professional fire department, while squalls and heavy rain continue. The city also prepared for the rising water levels of the waterways, including the Danube. Emergency services in continuous operationDue to the weather, the Vienna Fire Department was called out to 400 incidents in the Austrian capital on Saturday night and Saturday. The majority of these were due to stormy gusts of wind. Broken branches had to be removed, loose roof tiles had to be secured, and fallen scaffolding had to…

Read More

Austria is experiencing unusual weather records this September, with rainfall, snowfall, and gale-force winds significantly exceeding the average values in many regions. Thousands of households without electricityAccording to Geosphere Austria, the amount of rainfall over the past few days has already significantly exceeded average September values in some regions. In the Upper Austrian town of Weyer (Steyr-Land district), over 185 liters per square meter fell from Thursday to Saturday afternoon, compared to around 140 liters per square meter in an average September. The amount of snow and the wind peaks…

Read More

Heavy rainfall in Austria could lead to flooding in the Danube and, therefore, also in Vienna. The city administration has confirmed that the flood protection team for Vienna’s waterways is ready. Vienna is well prepared for high water levels thanks to the Danube Island and the New Danube. Kachelmann ragesThe flood control center of MA 45 in the intake structure in Langenzersdorf as well as the additional two weirs 1 and 2 on the New Danube will be permanently manned from Saturday morning, it was reported. The Danube Island, with…

Read More

In many regions of Austria, extreme weather conditions are prevailing, with unusually high amounts of rain and snow, which, according to Geosphere Austria, can lead to flooding and mudslides. Closures due to heavy rainGeosphere Austria warned on Friday of floods and mudslides due to extreme rain and snow. In higher-altitude regions, snow breakage may lead to issues on transportation routes and power connections. The precipitation shifted from Thursday to Friday from the south to the east of Austria and the northern side of the Alps. The weather situation is attributed…

Read More

A strong low-pressure system will bring heavy rainfall, gale-force winds and sometimes heavy snowfall, which could massively increase the risk of avalanches and snowfall, especially in mountainous regions. Extreme caution is required! The development of the weather situation must continue to be monitored closely. Heavy rain and storm warning for Lower Austria and the Czech RepublicAccording to the latest calculations by GeoSphere Austria, precipitation will remain extremely high. Heavy rainfall can quickly lead to flooding in Lower Austria and the neighboring Czech Republic. The models show the highest precipitation values…

Read More

Following the Vienna Medical Association’s warning of a “catastrophic Corona situation,” the Ministry of Health gave the all-clear on Wednesday. The situation is similar to that of the previous year, and there is “not too much cause for concern,” explained Katharina Reich, Director General for Public Health, on Ö1-Mittagsjournal. “Both our wastewater monitoring and our dashboard for hospital admissions, as well as our sentinel surveillance—i.e. the information from the practices of registered doctors—show a constant but slow increase in infections. This development is almost the same as in the previous…

Read More