[ad_1]
About 700 people were evacuated and some were injured.
A landslide destroyed more than ten buildings in southern Norway. Ten were injured, one of them seriously, and 21 are missing, police said, citing Reuters.
The landslide affected a residential area in Yerdrum, about 30 kilometers north of the capital Oslo. The distributed photographs show the formation of a large crater and destroyed buildings at its bottom. Other buildings loom menacingly. Helicopters fly over the area. About 700 people have been evacuated so far, law enforcement officials said.
Massive landslide devastates houses in Norway causing massive evacuation https://t.co/j3p0uuRGL3
– Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) December 30, 2020
“There were two massive tremors that lasted a long time. I assumed they were clearing the snow or something. The current suddenly stopped. A neighbor came and told me we had to evacuate,” said a local.
Ten injured and 26 missing after landslide in Norway https://t.co/9l9LK9NzvC
– MSN South Africa (@MSNSouthAfrica) December 30, 2020
“This is a catastrophe,” Prime Minister Erna Solberg told reporters.
A massive #landslide has affected the Norwegian municipality of #Gjerdrum massive evacuation of sparks. Heavy rainfall is believed to have made the soil unstable. ❄️ Heavy snowfall is expected to subside in the area tonight. #Norway pic.twitter.com/EZT6rFah3N
– BBC Weather (@bbcweather) December 30, 2020
“Neighbors may be trapped. However, we cannot be sure because now it is a holiday and people may be elsewhere, “he said, warning that rescue operations are likely to take a long time.
Significant amounts of rain have fallen in southern Norway in recent days. This may have caused the predominant clay soil movement in the area, sums up the NRK media company.
To be the first to know the news from Bulgaria and the world, download the new NOVA app – for Android HERE or iOS (Apple) HERE.
[ad_2]
