The alert level was red in Vorarlberg and orange in Lower Austria – but the center of the storm is over Switzerland.
In our neighboring country, Switzerland, dramatic scenes will unfold on Friday. A violent storm is sweeping the country from the west. On the north side of the Alps, peak gusts of 80 to 110 km/h are possible. In the mountains it gets even more stormy: gusts of up to 100-140 km/h are possible here. The strongest gusts occur in conjunction with heavy showers and thunderstorms.
RED alert level! Hail storm is happening in Austria >>
A fallen tree on the A1 caused the total collapse, and several scaffolding collapsed in the cities. In total, more than 5,000 flashes were recorded. Several people were injured by falling debris and covered roofs.
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Several trains derailed
The shock occurred around 17:00: an Aare Seeland mobil train derailed near Lüscherz station (Canton of Bern). It is still unclear whether the storm caused the derailment. The Bern cantonal police confirm the operation and will provide more information later. According to a scout, several ambulances are on duty.
Curious: the Bern cantonal police confirm that there are currently two operations due to derailed trains. Another train derailed near Büren railway station to Hof BE. The press office of the cantonal police in Bern told “20 Minuten” that further clarification was being carried out.
The train derailed at Büren to Hof.20min/News-ScoutNav-Account leo, 20 minutes Time31.03.2023, 17:51| Act: 03/31/2023, 6:00 pm