The massive rainfall over the past few days has caused flooding and chaos in parts of Austria. The entire province of Lower Austria was declared a disaster area today. Following a traffic accident on the B19 in Markersdorf, district of St. Pölten-Land, a Black Hawk from the Federal Army.
People rescued by Black Hawk S-70 in Markersdorf
According to a recent army statement, the Black Hawk “came to the rescue after two civilian emergency personnel, a police officer and a firefighter, were trapped in the floodwater at the scene of the accident. The two emergency personnel were successfully rescued by the helicopter using a winch.” https://militaeraktuell.at/gdels-steyr-zeigt-sof-variante-des-pandur-evo/ Irrespective of this, the Austrian Armed Forces are available for further disaster relief operations (-> current news about assistance operations) are available. Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner: “In view of the storms, the Armed Forces have taken extensive precautions. The first soldiers will now be deployed. If necessary, additional forces, helicopters, engineers and soldiers from the land forces can be alerted. I would like to thank all the soldiers on whose deployment the population can rely at all times. I would also like to wish the many forces who have already been deployed for days a lot of strength – take care of yourselves.”
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