Heavy rain lashed parts of the Austrian Alps and submerged parts of Vienna over the weekend, causing severe damage in parts of the country and problems for road and rail transport, authorities and local media said.

Mudslides washed away cars in the ski resort of St. Anton in western Austria, according to footage posted on social media. At the same time, record rainfall was recorded in parts of Vienna in the eastern part of the country, public broadcaster ORF reported.

A woman was found under a bus when it was swept away by water in the Dembling district in the northern part of the city yesterday, Saturday, according to ORF. He was taken to hospital in critical condition, he added.

The fire service in the capital received at least 450 calls on Saturday as torrential rain caused traffic chaos and rail problems, according to public television.

“Strong storms have caused extensive damage in many parts of Austria,” Austrian Chancellor Karl Neuhammer told X, thanking officials working to contain the damage.

In Vienna’s Dembling district, officials recorded 110 liters of water per square meter, which Vienna meteorologist Kevin Hebenstreit told public television was a record August rainfall for the city.

Much of Austria’s average summer rainfall fell on Saturday in just one hour, according to climate data company UBIMET.

On average in August it rains a total of 68 liters of water per square meter with the historical record reaching 139 liters on May 15, 1885, according to ORF.