The assistance mission of the Austrian Armed Forces that began on September 15 (-> current news about the assistance missions of the Austrian Armed Forces) during the flood disaster in Lower Austria ended on December 19. At peak times, more than 1,500 soldiers, including troops from all federal states, were deployed at the same time to help the population and repair the damage caused by the devastating floods.
The latest work, slope stabilization in Kirchberg an der Pielach, was successfully completed on 19 December, according to a recent press release from the Austrian Armed Forces states.
“Our soldiers are always on hand when others can no longer cope and are in need. They proved this again this year during the assistance mission in Lower Austria. I would like to thank all the soldiers for their tireless efforts.
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Verteidigungsministerin Klaudia Tanner
The tasks assigned to the Armed Forces during the deployment were very extensive and included rescuing people as well as measures to protect against flooding and to protect inhabited areas. Clean-up operations were also carried out after flooding, including the transportation and storage of waste. The clean-up work was concentrated in the Tullnerfeld, the Pielachtal and the Waldviertel. In total, around 24,500 man-days were spent in the field, which corresponds to around 94 years of full-time work with an average five-day week without vacations. https://militaeraktuell.at/bundeswehr-bestellt-bei-mercedes-weitere-300-wolf-2/ The Austrian Armed Forces carried out three life rescues, around 100 people were brought to safety by winch rescue and many people were evacuated from affected areas with the help of boats. Helicopters transported “big bags” with a total weight of over 1,000 tons to plug broken dams and secure others from breaking. On the ground, around 200 vehicles, tanks and construction machinery covered 50,000 kilometers; this corresponds to approximately 1.25 circumnavigations of the earth. The pioneers of the Austrian Armed Forces cleared 16 blockages, secured nine large landslides and erected three temporary bridges and a “Krainerwand”.
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