© Wald MunicipalityThe Krimml station, track and a train of the Pinzgauer local railway in Wald im Pinzgau were completely buried.
Bavaria, Germany
Flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall were reported in Grainau in Garmisch-Partenkirchen district, southern Bavaria in Germany.
Police reported 12 people were swept away or stranded after flash floods from the Hammersbach stream swept through the narrow Höllental gorge situated at the foot of the Zugspitze, the highest peak of the Wetterstein Mountains. The area is popular with tourists and hikers.
A team of around 150 rescue workers were deployed to the area. As of 16 August, 8 people had been rescued, while the body of one person had been found and 1 was still missing. Search operations were ongoing.
Severe weather also affected northern Germany, where a tornado hit the village of Grossheide near the North Sea coast late 16 August, damaging or destroying more than 50 homes.
Austria
Heavy rain in parts of Salzburg State in Austria from 16 August triggered mudslides and flash floods in the Pongau and Pinzgau regions.
The small city of Sankt Johann in Pongau recorded 36 mm of rain in 1 hour and 51 in 2 hours on 16 August 2021.
Emergency teams including 1,400 firefighters and around 70 high water rescue specialists carried out around 500 interventions. Salzburg Water Rescue Service said it was lucky nobody was killed considering the amount of flooding and rain.
Roads were blocked in several locations and dozens of people had to be rescued from cars. In Dienten municipality in Pinzgau, 3 people were recued by firefighters after a bus and a car were both swept into a stream by a mudslide. All 3 suffered injuries, one of them seriously.
Firefighters rescued around 90 people in areas around Sankt Johann im Pongau after several cars were left stranded by two mudslides in between St. Johann and Wagrain. A vehicle was swept away by the mudslide but according to the police, the 2 passengers and driver were able to save themselves unharmed.
© St Johann FeuerwehrFloods in St Johann Austria, 16 August 2021.
The Krimml train station, track and a train of the Pinzgauer local railway in Wald im Pinzgau were completely buried in rocks and flood debris. Areas of the town were also badly affected and residents evacuated with assistance from the Federal Army.
Parts of the states of Lower Austria, Styria and Tyrol also reported storm damage.
Firefighters cleared around 200 flooded basements in the districts of Amstetten, St. Pölten, Melk, Tulln, Baden and Mödling in Lower Austria. One person was injured in Guntramsdorf during clean-up operations.
In Styria, thunderstorms and heavy rain caused some flooding in the district of Liezen. Basements, underground garages and underpasses were flooded.
© Dienten FeuerwehrFlash flood and mudslide in Dienten, Austria, 16 August 2021.
The severe weather caused damage in parts of South Tyrol Province of northern Italy on 16 August. The communes of Ahrntal and Pflersch were the worst affected. Firefighters responded to 200 incidents, including flooded buildings and roads. Thirty people were evacuated after floods and mudslides in areas of Pflersch.
Sankt Johann im Ahrntal (also San Giovanni) recorded 43mm of rain in 1 hour on 16 August 2021.
Firefighters in Tyrol State were called out to 200 incidents. Flooding and mudslides were reported in Innsbruck-Land district.
© FF PflerschFloods in Pflersch, South Tyrol, Italy, 16 August 2021.
© FF PflerschFloods in Pflersch, South Tyrol, Italy, 16 August 2021.
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