Austria
In Austria, damaging floods swept through areas along the Salzach River and its tributaries in the state of Salzburg late on 17 July 2021. The town of Hallein was particularly badly affected. Images and videos shared on Social Media showed muddy water racing through streets in the town. The Almbach river, which meets the Salzach River at Hallein, jumped from around 2 metres to 3.77 metres in the space of a few hours late on 17 July. As of 18 July there were no reports of casualties.
Areas further west were also affected, with flash flooding affecting the town Kufstein in the province of Tyrol. Currently the Salzach River at Mittersill, about 40km south of Kufstein, was well above the danger mark, standing at 5.877 metres, where the highest alert level (Alarmstufe 2) is 5 metres.
Levels of the Almbach river, at Hallein, Austria. Image: State of Salzburg
Levels of the Salzach River at Mittersill, Austria. Image: State of Salzburg
Western Europe Floods – Death Tolls Rises
Meanwhile the number of people who have lost their lives in the recent floods in western Germany and Belgium has increased to 183. Officials in Belgium confirmed 27 fatalities as of 18 July 2021.
In North Rhine-Westphalia state in Germany, 46 people were confirmed dead, including four firefighters. In the neighbouring state of Rhineland-Palatinate 110 fatalities were confirmed.
Social Media
#hallein pic.twitter.com/47IxmAiekt
— Netrus (@DatNetrus) July 17, 2021
Leider bis zu 131 l/qm Regen in 24 Stunden an den #Alpen. Besonders betroffen ist der Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land, der den #Katastrophenfall ausgerufen hat. Im nördlichen Teil des Landkreises und im angrenzenden Landkreis Traunstein regnet es aktuell auch noch kräftig. /V pic.twitter.com/lyxSxu2BRE
— DWD (@DWD_presse) July 18, 2021
@MartinHaven In case you don’t know yet, the Königssee track got badly damaged by the weather last night pic.twitter.com/Q4e5m2j6t1
— Isadora (@Isa_Yolina) July 18, 2021
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