[ad_1]
The tragedy occurred early Wednesday morning when a landslide destroyed houses and moved several hundred meters 25 kilometers northeast of Oslo in the village of Asko.
Police spokesman Bjorn Christian Willersrud told reporters that he expected to find more survivors in the area of the landslide.
“It remains a rescue operation until we decide otherwise,” he added.
Earlier on Sunday, Goran Syversen, the head of the rescue operation, told reporters: “We are working hard on the well formed by the landslide. We have five teams working at the same time. They do very hard and risky work. However, we are moving forward. “
Police said the body was found near the site where two more bodies had already been found, but did not provide further information. That means rescue teams, assisted by search dogs, helicopters and drones, found three bodies on Sunday, one on Saturday and three on Friday.
Police identified the first victim on Saturday: Eirik Gronolen, 31. The identities of the other people were not released.
On Friday, local police published a list of a total of eight adults and children between the ages of two and 13 who are considered missing. Ten people were affected by the disaster, including one seriously injured person who was transferred to Oslo for treatment.
In total, about a thousand people out of every 5,000. the locals were evacuated fearing for their safety while the ground was still in motion.
It is not allowed to publish, quote or reproduce the information of the BNS news agency in the media and on websites without the written consent of the UAB “BNS”.
[ad_2]
