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It was around 2:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon when the body was excavated in the central area of the landslide. The person, who has yet to be identified, was due to be moved out of the area shortly, police said.
– We don’t want to say anything about gender or age. This is still very recent and we continue to work intensively in the area, said operations manager Roy Alkvist at a press conference shortly after the discovery.
Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) sends her thoughts to family members after she was informed 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.
– Many affected by the tragedy
On Friday morning at 11:30 a.m., 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.
Rescuers placed styrofoam boards, thick insulation boards, which were placed like dominoes in the landslide area, so they could move there, according to police.
Before the dead person was found, ten people were reported missing after the huge rapid clay landslide in Gjerdrum, which occurred on Wednesday night. The police inform NTB that they assume the deceased is one of the missing.
The missing are Eirik Grønolen, Irene Ruud Gundersen, Charlot Grymyr Jansen, Alma Grymyr Jansen, Bjørn-Ivar Grymyr Jansen, Ann-Mari Olsen-Næristorp, Victoria Emilie Næristorp-Sørengen, Marius Brustad, Lisbeth Neraiene and Rasa Lasinskien.
Believe in survivors
For the third time, darkness descended on the huge landslide area at Ask in Gjerdrum municipality on Friday afternoon. But the search operation continues without diminishing the force, emphasize the police.
– Darkness is approaching, but it doesn’t stop us from the plans we work with and leave for the rest of the afternoon and evening, says task leader Roger Pettersen.
Ground crews work in the avalanche zone around 5pm on Friday and will resume work on Saturday morning in daylight. Meanwhile, the search continues with drones and heat search cameras throughout the afternoon and evening.
In recent days, two live dogs were found in the landslides, no later than Thursday night. Although the probability of finding survivors decreases with each passing hour, emergency services are hopeful of finding people alive. Possible airbags give hope to search teams
– We work all the time on the basis that we will find survivors, according to assessments of the medical device. Airbags can increase your chances of survival. This can be formed by constructions that create a pocket where the person can be, fire service operations manager Geir Søndrål tells Dagbladet.
Health Preparedness Intensifies
At the same time that the finding of the deceased was confirmed, the health service says that they have increased the staff to be able to receive the survivors. The health service’s chief of operations, Bjørn Nuland, said Friday afternoon that they still believe in finding survivors.
– 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.
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.
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.
