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5,000 hectares in Austria damaged

Great deal of damage done to European fruit after hail storm on May 6th

On May 6th, (severe) rain, hail and stormy weather was reported by various European countries, including the Netherlands. This has been reported by NFO. 5,000 hectares of agricultural crops in Austria have been damaged by hail. OFH and 'Vereinigte Hagel' received damage reports from Belgium (around the Sint-Truiden area), South Limburg, East Betuwe and West Brabant. The weather was very severe in Northeast Austria, with complete hail damage to 5,000 hectares of agricultural crops.

Kurt Weinberger, director of Austrian hail insurance, talked about 'catastrophic damage'. Hail stones up to 3cm large were found in an area where not only fruit and cabbage seeds were growing, but also 3,000 hectares of grape crops. The grapes have been completely damaged by the hail. Weinberger estimates the damage to be around 5 million Euro.

Source: NFO

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