Weather in Austria: Avalanche swallows the whole train – News abroad

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There are pictures that leave you speechless.

In the Austrian town of Vorderkrimml (with 280 inhabitants) (part of Wald im Pinzgau), a scree avalanche – a so-called mudslide – swallowed an entire train.

Photo: JFK/AFP

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Violent thunderstorms triggered the landslidePhoto: JFK/AFP

The landslide was triggered by violent thunderstorms, which caused severe damage in Austria. Two of the five Austrian districts, namely Pinzgau and Pongau, were particularly affected.

More than 180 people had to be evacuated, the fire brigades moved out on more than 500 missions. These ranged from full basements to rescuing individual people trapped by mudslides.

Bilder zeigen, wie tief der Zug im Schotter stecktPhoto: JFK/AFP

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Pictures show how deep the train is in the gravelPhoto: JFK/AFP

The authorities want to find out how severe the damage is with the help of reconnaissance flights. Pictures from the air also show the train swallowed by rubble.

This is the Pinzgauer local railway. The popular tourist attraction with its 52 kilometers in length has already been hit several times by floods and debris avalanches.

Mit schwerem Gerät konnte die Bahn in Teilen wieder freigelegt werdenPhoto: JFK/AFP

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With heavy equipment, parts of the runway could be exposed againPhoto: JFK/AFP

To rescue the train, helpers had to use heavy equipment. Parts of the train have been exposed again. The route and other roads in Pinzgau and Pongau are still closed due to the gravel outflows.

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