{"id":128455,"date":"2024-09-17T22:55:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T12:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=56220"},"modified":"2024-09-17T22:55:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T12:55:24","slug":"damage-of-floods-to-rail-freight-is-immense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=128455","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Damage of floods to rail freight is immense\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rail may hold the keys to climate friendly solutions in transport, but sometimes climate change hits back at the sector. This week, parts of Central and Eastern Europe were hit by heavy rainfall and subsequent floods. As companies are still examining the damage, Austrian \u00d6BB provides RailFreight.com with a preliminary assessment: \u201cWe cannot yet accurately quantify the damage here. But it is immense!\u201d<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Floods engulfed various parts of Central and Eastern Europe this week. Messages of rail disruptions came in from Austria, Czechia, Poland, Hungary and Romania. It is clear that the impact on rail freight is significant.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe extreme weather conditions in large parts of Europe are also having an extreme impact on freight transport\u201d, Austrian rail operator \u00d6BB says in a statement. \u201cMajor routes and corridors are currently blocked. Unfortunately, forecasts indicate that the critical situation will continue for several more days.\u201d<\/p>\n