A lot of earth buried two children, and one of them passed away.

Austria in the Spotlight - A lot of earth buried two children, and one of them passed away.

In Austria, near Graz, tragedy struck as a five-year-old boy got trapped under a fallen edge in a wooded area, ultimately resulting in his death. A mother, along with her two children and two visiting children, was present at the scene. Initially, it was uncertain if the deceased child belonged to the mother. The ages of the other children were also not revealed.

The Steiermark Fire Department provided details about the incident, stating that a raised edge in the wooded area had collapsed, burying two children. Efforts to free one child were successful quickly, but the second child's rescue took an hour. However, it was too late to save this young soul. The other two kids were unaffected. It was gathered that the children had been playing in the woods. The event transpired after 5 pm.

A Heavy Downpour in Austria

The region had experienced heavy rainfall for several days prior to the incident, but it was yet to be determined if this contributed to the edge breaking off. The identity of the individual who had saved the first child remained unknown as per the fire department spokesperson in the evening. Around 140 personnel from the Steiermark Fire Department took part in the operation.

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1. The fire department spokesperson from Graz, Styria, Austria, mentioned that the heavy downpour in the region could potentially have contributed to the landslide that trapped the children.
2. Despite the emergency services' best efforts, including those of the Fire Department of Styria, a woman lost one of her children in the landslide that occurred in a wooded area near Graz, Austria.
3. The Fire Department of Styria in Austria reported that the second child, a five-year-old boy, was discovered trapped after a portion of the earth mass collapsed, burying him during a landslide in Graz.
4. Following the landslide incident in Graz, Austria, the Fire Department of Styria organized a joint operation with various emergency services to help the affected mother and her other children, who were thankfully unharmed.

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