Violent thunderstorm in Wernberg: Fire brigade fights against fallen trees!
Violent thunderstorm in Wernberg: Fire brigade fights against fallen trees!
In the municipality of Wernberg, a violent thunderstorm on Sunday evening, June 15, 2025, caused a lot of turmoil. Strong rainfall and storm wind brought several trees and blocked numerous streets. As reported [5min.at] (https://www.5min.at/5202506152021/chitter-bracht-baeume-fire brigade-rueckte-aus/), the main affected people were Kaltschacher Straße, the Panoramweg and the A2 South Autobahn in the direction of Villach. The Wernberg volunteer fire brigade was quickly on hand to eliminate the obstacles.
Ironically, the thunderstorm is not the only alarm to keep the fire brigade busy recently. The Wernberg volunteer fire brigade was called to a hedge fire in the morning. After the successful fire fighting, it was obviously prepared for the upcoming storm. Several missions followed, and the Florianis worked late into the night, such as [meinziKirk.at] (https://www.meinbezirk.at/klagenfurt/c-lokales/wernberger-florianis-zu-saetze alert_a6740075) reported.a multifunctional use
Three missions in total were handled by the fire brigade. Two of them were simultaneous emergencies in which the penetration of water into buildings had to be prevented. The situation in Unterwernberg was particularly dramatic, where water entered a basement and two storage rooms. The house residents initially did everything possible to solve the problem themselves, but ultimately the fire brigade was called. She helped pumping out and found the cause of the water slump: a stream had crossed its banks and flooded parts of the street.
In order to derive the water effectively, the economic courtyard was alerted, which sent sandbags and excavators to support. While other residents were also affected, the water did not enter the buildings there. After about three hours of sweaty work, the fire brigade was able to return to the armory around midnight.
A look at global risks
Against the background of such extreme weather events, it is important to look at the warnings of the European Environment Agency. In 2023, the warmest year has been forecast in over 100,000 years, which further heats up the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, such as floods and forest fires. [European Parliament] (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/de/article/20241007sto24471/uberschwemzwemlungen-waldbrande-und-extremwetter-die-response emphasizes that Europe is heated as quickly as possible. As you can see, the consequences range from endangered habitats to enormous economic losses. In the past three decades alone, around 5.5 million people in the EU have been affected by floods, which makes it clear how much these natural events can influence our lives.
It becomes increasingly clear that extreme weather could also become everyday life in this country. Even if the Wernberg fire brigade is actively supported and protected by its missions, the question remains: How well are we really prepared for such capsoles?
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