Unfavorable weather complicated the situation at the mountain huts: More than 200 people were stuck there – Topky.sk

According to the statements of the local authorities, efforts were underway to evacuate stranded tourists, in which a helicopter was also involved. Authorities have also made rapid progress in clearing affected roads in the worst-hit Upper Pinzgau area and have temporarily restored access to most mountain huts. No one was injured and none of the stranded people were in danger in the storms that hit the area Friday afternoon, officials in the state of Salzburg said. Further rainfall and storms Streams also overflowed their banks in the federal states of Tyrol and Carinthia, where water flooded roads and several buildings were damaged, writes DPA. Meteorologists have predicted further rainfall and storms in the affected areas on Saturday evening as well.