Fourth fatality found in Norway after landslide

Three days after a landslide in Norway, rescuers discovered another fatality with the help of detector dogs Saturday night. The police announced this at a press conference that night. The search for survivors continued Sunday night. Previously, two fatalities had already been discovered on Saturday. The first person to die was discovered on Friday.

As the chief of operations Gisle Sveen said in the evening of the “Verdens Gang” newspaper (online edition), firefighters entered some of the evacuated houses overnight to search for pets. It is suspected that there are several animals in the houses.

The massive landslide occurred early Wednesday morning in Ask in the Gjerdrum municipality, about 40 kilometers northeast of Oslo. At least ten people were injured and nine houses collapsed as a result of their departure. Around 1,000 people were brought to safety.