https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Violent storms, hail and heavy rain wreaked havoc in parts of Carinthia on Sunday night. The civil defence alarm was activated in the municipality of Afritz am See and several homes had to be evacuated. https://www.thelocal.at/20160905/homes-in-carinthia-swamped-in-mud-after-storms Mon, 05 Sep 2016 14:22:19 +0200 homes-in-carinthia-swamped-in-mud-after-storms Unsettled weather across the country has seen severe flooding in parts of Tyrol, with dramatic video of flooding in a Tyrolean village. https://www.thelocal.at/20160702/severe-storms-leading-to-flooding-in-tirol Sun, 03 Jul 2016 00:29:11 +0200 severe-storms-leading-to-flooding-in-tirol Violent storms in parts of Austria on Saturday night caused travel disruptions, flooding and several fires lit by lightning strikes, according to fire and rescue teams in Upper and Lower Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20160529/storms-batter-upper-and-lower-austria-overnight Sun, 29 May 2016 11:25:18 +0200 storms-batter-upper-and-lower-austria-overnight Winter has come early to western Austria, leaving hundreds of homes without electricity on Wednesday night. Snow and rainfall also caused numerous problems on roads, and is expected to continue until Thursday evening. https://www.thelocal.at/20141023/snow-causes-chaos-in-west-austria Thu, 23 Oct 2014 12:23:00 +0200 snow-causes-chaos-in-west-austria