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Rescue teams plan on Friday night so they can start work on the ground again as soon as possible on Saturday morning. in a press release at 9pm
– We start as soon as justifiable, says task leader Dag Andre Sylju on Friday night.
It became clear during a press conference at 5.30pm on Wednesday that rescue teams entered a phase in which work that has been being done on the ground in the landslide area for the day will be completed.
This was stated by Operations Manager Roger Pettersen.
Watch the video of the press conference at the top of the case.
Work from the ground, for safety reasons, cannot continue after dark, and the rescue operation continues on Friday night and Saturday night from the air.
– The ground forces have withdrawn and will start again tomorrow morning, Pettersen said Friday afternoon.
Searching from the air
During the afternoon and evening, the area will be searched by surveillance and scanning with drones and heat search cameras. This has been used throughout the rescue operation.
Pettersen rejects that search teams waste valuable time when they now remove personnel from the ground, noting that having crews on the ground requires a greater degree of security.
– There is a different risk of having personnel on the ground than in the air, Pettersen said.
On Wednesday, Pettersen said cameras continuously scan the area. When asked if this has saved lives after the landslide, the task leader answered affirmatively:
– Yes, I would say that. But it is the total effort that has helped us save lives.
An autopsy is performed on the deceased
On Friday morning, rescue teams were dispatched to a specific location in the landslide area after risk reports assessed it as a relatively stable area. The objective of the operation was to register what were the remains of one or two houses.
At 2:30 p.m., a person was found dead in the central landslide zone. According to TV 2, rescuer Tmas Nordberg from the Swedish USAR force claims that the person in question was found in one of the buildings.
An autopsy is performed on the person who was found dead. The police expect to receive a response as early as Saturday.
– The sooner the better. If we’re lucky, we can have the answer tomorrow, Operations Manager Terje Marstad in the East Police District told VG on Friday night.
The police hope that the autopsy can provide clarification to the relatives, but also contribute to the investigation.
– This person is from a building. But does the person live in the building or not? If we get these answers, we can read how the masses have pushed things forward. In such a fast clay constellation, a lot of things can be mixed together, says Marstad.
Police previously stated that they were working to notify relatives. According to a police press release shortly after 7 pm, the deceased has yet to be identified.
– We are in dialogue with all the family members. It’s important for us to have good communication with them so that they always know how we work, Pettersen said Friday afternoon.
Read more: A person found dead in the area of the landslide
The fire service is considering expanding the search area.
Fire operations manager Geir Søndrål stated late Friday that the fire service is possibly expanding the search area and may enter more buildings in the landslide masses in Gjerdrum on Saturday.
– Yes, we are making plans now. The aim is to continue the search in full force tomorrow. We have not fully landed plans on how many and how much, but no less resources will be used tomorrow than today, Søndrål told TV 2 on Friday night.
The task leader says around 30 people worked on the landslides on Friday.
The landslide lasted until Wednesday night. At 2.30 pm on Friday, one person was found dead.
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These ten have been lost since the landslide: – We hope and pray that a miracle or two will happen.
Mayor of Gjerdrum: – I sincerely hope there are more survivors
Gjerdrum Mayor Anders Østensen (Labor Party) told reporters 21 on Friday night that he chooses to hope that there are living people among those missing in the landslides.
– We were hit by the harsh consequences of this tragedy. We must digest and receive. We are not caught off guard, but it is difficult, Andersen told TV 2 on Friday night.
When asked if survivors can be found in the area of the landslide, he replied that he chooses to listen to the police.
– I choose to listen to the police when they say they have a rescue operation in progress and I choose to follow them when they say that everything is over. You want hope, but we see what the avalanche site looks like, the mayor said.
He received the news that a person has been found dead in great pain, but is glad that the discovery was made.
– It is with sadness that I register that a dead person has been found, but at the same time it is good that the search gives results and that they are found, so that you can have a dignified funeral and say goodbye, Østensen told TV 2 early Friday.
Before the dead person was found, ten people were reported missing after the huge clay rapid landslide, which occurred Wednesday night. The police inform NTB that they assume the deceased is one of the missing.
– We sincerely hope that there may be more survivors, but we are happy for all who can be counted, says the mayor of Gjerdrum.
Erna Solberg: – Great pain
The operation began at 11:30 am on Friday morning and will end on Friday afternoon. No further finds have been made when the field search ends Friday night.
Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) sends her thoughts to relatives after receiving notification of the discovery.
It is with great sadness that we have received the message that we feared. My thoughts go out to those who have lost a loved one, he says.
Carry on in full force
Ten people are missing after the landslide. The deceased is believed to be one of these, but because the person has not been identified, there are still 10 who are formally missing. On Friday night, the police released the names of the ten.
– Darkness is coming, but it doesn’t stop us from the plans we’re working on and making for the rest of the afternoon and evening, Operations Manager Roger Pettersen said at a news conference Friday afternoon.
Also read: New photos from landslide site show extent of rapid clay landslide in Gjerdrum
This is the third time that darkness has fallen over the huge landslide area at Gjerdrum. However, emergency services have worked through the night in hopes of making discoveries.
The leader of the police task force, Dag André Sylju, emphasized at 9 pm on Friday night that they are still looking for survivors after the landslide.
– Our starting point is that it is still possible to find people alive in the area of the landslide, so this is still a rescue operation.
Also read: Lisbeth (54) and her son Marius (29) are missing after the landslide disaster: – Indescribably difficult and painful situation
Has put dishes
Throughout the night, gravel and stone were introduced to be able to stabilize the path to the landslide area in connection with the rescue work. The plan was to put in a paver, but so far it has been deemed too heavy for the area in question.
Instead, emergency services have placed styrofoam boards that lie like dominoes in the mud from the landslide area.
– We constantly monitor the conditions of the terrain where work is being done now, as well as the rest of the terrain in the avalanche pit. We have invested huge resources to make this operation as safe as possible, regional manager Toril Hofshagen said at NVE early Friday.
Health readiness increased
At the same time that the finding of the deceased person is confirmed, the health service says that they have increased the staff to be able to receive the survivors. Health operations manager Bjørn Nuland said Friday that they still believe in finding survivors just over two and a half days after the landslide.
– Now we have found a dead one, but we are still in danger of finding survivors. We have that until we get other medical evaluations or they have searched the area of the landslide so well, Nuland tells NRK.
– We have that until we get other medical evaluations or they have looked so well in the area of the landslide, he says.
The church is open on New Years weekend.
As a result of the landslide accident, the Gjerdrum church will be open from 10 am to 10 pm during the New Year’s weekend, Dagen writes.
– We invite silence, candle lighting, fellowship and an offer of conversation, says church tutor Dagrun Agnete Ødegaard to VG.
Authorities have praised the local community for standing up after the disaster. Many have been made homeless and need help. Therefore, a fundraiser has been organized for the landslide victims in Gjerdrum.
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Rescued Norwegians summon NVE
The Resource Network for Children and Young People (RBU) and the municipality of Gjerdrum collaborate in fundraising. In addition, the Red Cross has opened a gift reception at Holterhallen in the neighboring municipality of Nannestad.
Collection page: Read all about the Gjerdrum landslide here
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