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Heavy thunderstorms in Tyrol caused mudflow and floods causing dramatic scenes as streams overflowed their banks and barreled through towns and villages.

Terrifying online footage recorded the terror felt by a woman whose house was surrounded by the powerful flooding.

The woman can be heard reacting with horror as gallons of water shoot down the road in front of her eyes. The woman can be heard saying: "Oh my God."

Pettneu am Arlberg, near the border with Liechtenstein, and the fraction of Schnann were the most affected areas.