Floods: even slight increase in water levels expected

The water levels along the Inn and the Upper Austrian Danube will continue to rise in the coming hours, the state’s hydrographic service reported around 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning. But no longer dramatic. “The highest levels have been reached almost everywhere. The water levels are stagnating,” says Markus Weber from the Hydrographic Service.

Twelve houses saved

In Schärding, the civil defense alarm was raised yesterday evening. The flood protection in the old town and in the Neustift area has done a good job, reports the operations center there. Twelve houses were saved by protecting them from a flood. The mobile elements and the installed pump systems worked perfectly, and the processes were also well coordinated, one is satisfied there.

Current highs

The currently forecast maximum levels in Upper Austria are: Schärding level approx. 680 to 720 cm, Achleiten level approx. 610 cm, Linz level approx. 600 cm, Mauthausen level approx. 590 cm and Grein level approx. 1000 cm.

Less rain

Weber assumes that the Precipitation in Upper Austria continue to weaken, local showers are still possible, especially in the southern Innviertel and Salzkammergut.