7 minutes ago! An incredible storm and a strong hail stopped Austria! People, hold on!

An important section of the Rhine Valley motorway was closed for several hours, bringing traffic to a standstill in the Lower Rhine Valley. However, the rain, which stopped around midnight, brought considerable relief. Austria experienced severe flash floods over the weekend. Meteorologists reported a record amount of precipitation in the western region over the past day. Among the most affected places is the Voralberg mountain region. Wolfurt in the lower Rhine valley is one of the settlements in Vorarlberg particularly affected by the storm. Yesterday evening, the center of the village was flooded by streams, then the mudflows left. Numerous houses, garages and streets were flooded in Dornbirn. A natural disaster warning was also triggered in nearby Schwarzach. Train traffic was also affected. The railway connection between Lindau and Bregenz was temporarily suspended Elsewhere, heavy rainfall also hit southern Bavaria, Germany. The regional police reported that at least five p
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