Austrian Floods: Travel Disruption and Latest Updates

Austrian Floods: Travel Disruption and Latest Updates

APA/Georg Hochmuth
Vienna U-Bahn

In Vienna, U-Bahn lines U2, U3, U4, and U6 remain disrupted following the weekend’s severe storms. The transit authority, Wiener Linien, has stated that normal service is not expected to resume until Wednesday.

– U2 is operating only between Seestadt and Tabostraße.

– U3 is running between Ottakring and Schlachthausgasse.

– U4 is only open between Heiligenstadt and Friedensbrücke.

– U6 remains out of service between Meidling and Westbahnhof.

Passengers have been advised to use trams, buses, or other unaffected U-Bahn lines to complete their journeys.

ÖBB

Austrian Railways (ÖBB) has urged passengers to avoid non-essential travel until at least Thursday, despite the partial reopening of some flood-affected routes.

– Trains have resumed running between Vienna and Graz, as well as between Vienna and Wiener Neustadt. However, the line between Vienna and Linz remains closed.

Vienna parks closed

Speaking on Monday, Vienna Mayor Michael Ludwig reported that there had been 10 minor injuries related to the storms. As a precaution, the City of Vienna is closing all municipal parks, which will reopen following inspections. Federal parks – including the Burggarten, Volksgarten, and Augarten – are also expected to remain closed on Tuesday.

Vienna’s forests have also been affected: the Lainzer Tiergarten, Steinhofgründe, and Laaer Wald recreation areas will remain closed until further notice.

Clean-up operations

Water levels have receded, and initial clean-up efforts are now underway in Vienna, particularly along the River Wien and the Danube Canal, as well as in Lower Austria, both of which were particularly hard-hit by the flooding. In Lower Austria, seven villages were evacuated overnight, and 26 towns and villages remain inaccessible.

Speaking on Monday, Chancellor Karl Nehammer confirmed that the armed forces had been deployed to help with the clean-up. Austria’s Climate Ministry has announced that €300 million in recovery funds will be made available to those affected.

Between Thursday and Monday morning, up to 400 millimetres of rain fell in Lower Austria and Vienna, with one millimetre equivalent to one litre per square metre. In the Lower Austrian capital, St Pölten, more rain has fallen in four days than during the entire wettest autumn on record, which occurred in 1950.

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