Vienna (agencies)
Yesterday, strong storms in Austria caused some polling stations for the European Parliament elections to be destroyed or inaccessible. The authorities told the Austrian News Agency that this was the situation for the polling stations in the state of Steyr, specifically the village of Deutschvestritz, which has a population of 4,000 people and is located north of Graz and other areas.
The authorities dealt with the situation quickly and changed the locations of the affected centers, according to the news agency. Signs were also placed in the municipalities explaining where the new polling centers were located.
The Austrian Meteorological Authority issued the third highest warning in effect until yesterday evening, while civil defense data showed that the continuous heavy rains caused floods, the fall of trees, and the occurrence of mudslides that cut off highways and railway lines, the water swept away cars, and led to a power outage. Large areas in affected areas.
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