Austria
After a rock fall: Helicopters provide care to residents
An aerial view of the rockslide in Austria. photo
© Arno Melicharek/BUNDESHEER/APA/dpa
250 residents of a town in Austria have been isolated from the outside world for days. Helicopters ensure supplies.
Even four days after a rockslide, a district of a community is in Austria is not yet accessible via the only access road. A rock on the road to Hochgallmigg in Tyrol has now been cleared away, but the slope above the road is in danger of slipping, the authorities said on Wednesday.
“It is impossible to predict how long the closure will last,” said the head of the Fließ municipality, Martin Zöhrer. The 250 residents of the Fließ district are doing well and have good infrastructure. According to the authorities, supply flights with army helicopters were planned again on Wednesday. So far, no one has been flown out, according to the head of the office.