One dead, one missing in Austrian landslides

Thunderstorms in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday led to streams in the mountainous Villach-Land district in Carinthia state to burst their banks, causing landslides of mud and debris, said Melanie Reiter, a spokeswoman for the Red Cross in the state, which borders Italy and Slovenia.

“Three villages have been completely cut off… The army and firefighters are trying to clear the streets” to be able to access the villages, she told AFP.