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Cyclone "Andrea" rages in western Austria
The effects of cyclone "Andrea" were felt around Austria yesterday (Thurs). Parts of the country have been left without power, fallen trees cover the streets and more than 100 call outs for the fire brigade have been recorded by the emergency services. The regions of Vorarlberg and Tyrol were particularly badly affected.
Western Austria in general and Bregenzerwald in Vorarlberg were hard hit by the low pressure front on Thursday afternoon. The majority of the incidents that took place were a result of fallen branches and trees on roads. By the evening both Walgau and Montafon began to suffer with railway lines also being badly affected. According to Horst Klehenz from "Vorarlberg Netz", many areas were without power altogether including Dornbirn-Martinsruh, Riefensberg, Krumbach, Gortipohl, Galgenul und Bürserberg.
A fire also broke out in Alberschwende in Bregenzerwald as a result of a lightning strike, with parts of a metal garage blowing away altogether in Feldkirch, blocking a street.
The storm continued to cause havoc in Dornbirn, Austria, where several cable cars came to a standstill in the strong winds. Some 22 people were left sitting at the upper station of the 976 metre high Karren cable car before they could eventually be transported back down by bus. According to the Central institute for meteorology and geodynamics in Bregenz, wind speeds of 108 kilometres per hour (km/h) were measured, with similarly high speeds of 95km/h recorded in Feldkirch.
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