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The police say this evening that work is being done tonight to free a dead man who has been found after a search with a dog. The sex and age of the deceased is unknown.
The person is the third person found after the rapid clay landslide Wednesday night, and was found in the same building as the previous person who was found today.
Police have also not released information about the sex or age of the other two dead who have been found in the past two days.
When it was announced tonight that the second person had been found dead, Roy Alkvist in the East Police District said the find was made 100 meters into the area of the landslide.
Both people found today have been found by a USAR team dog team in the Oslo police district.
– We are working hard on any brand we can get and then we will intensify the search in the future, Alkvist said.
There will be a new press conference at 21 tonight.
Makes trails in landslide area
Tonight, the police report that they will continue the search for survivors in full until 0200 tonight.
The fire service claims that they assist in rescue efforts with personnel from Oslo, Nedre Romerike and Trondheim. The resources will also come from Bergen.
– They have done a demanding job in the area of landslides. It is soft and muddy. There is a large amount of wreckage, says Brigade Commander Knut Halvorsen.
It says the fire service has built bridges and roads to the landslide, and that wood and polystyrene material are used to make these roads. In some places it is so soft that the Styrofoam must be applied in several layers. When a trail is ready, dogs are sent to search for humans.
Rescuers are still hopeful of finding survivors in the landslide area in Gjerdrum.
Photo: Jaran Wasrud
Seven are still missing
Seven people are still missing after the landslide that occurred on Wednesday morning this week.
– The search continues with the same intensity as today. We are still in the landslide zone with dog gear. We have gone about 100 meters into the area and have searched as thoroughly as possible for about 1.2 meters. We’ve gone so far as to think it’s justifiable, Alkvist said in a police press release at 15.
According to Alkvist, rescue teams will continue as long as it is justifiable and will do analyzes to be ready for further searches tomorrow morning.
– Now work is continuing to analyze and assess the reason to see where we can search. We are still looking for survivors. That decision won’t change today, he says.
Medical leader Arne Skulberg said tonight that there is still talk of a rescue operation in hopes of finding survivors.
– There are several things that must be in place. It must be an insulated air bag, insulated for temperature and finally one must have access to water. There are still structures in which we cannot rule out that these factors are present. As long as we can’t, this continues as a rescue operation, he says.
On Saturday, the search area was expanded somewhat. The Engineer Battalion of the Armed Forces is installed with a paver. Not in use yet.
– Time does not work with us
The rescue operation takes more than three days and the probability of finding survivors is decreasing.
Also present at the press conference on Saturday morning was Police Chief Ida Melbo Øystese in the Eastern Police District. She emphasizes that the police are still waiting to find people alive and that they are searching specific houses in the area of the landslide.
– It is still possible to survive in air pockets. We focus on saving lives and keep going as long as possible, he says.
However, the police chief is ready for rescuers to work against the clock.
– It is difficult to say how long we will continue looking for survivors. Time does not work with us. We are also in a time of year when we have a limited time of day when we can be on the ground. This means that we cannot do everything we want, says Øystese.
CONTINUED: The Chief of Police of the Eastern Police District, Ida Melbo Øystese, says that the rescue operation will continue as long as there is hope to find the missing who are alive.
Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB
– Incredibly heavy
– Of course, it is with great sadness that we record that another deceased person has been found. “We hold on to the hope that rescuers express and hope that the work will pay off and that new discoveries will be made,” says Gjerdrum Mayor Anders Østensen.
Mayor of Gjerdrum Anders Østensen (Labor Party)
Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB
– It’s the harsh realities that hit us, and we have to face them, but it’s incredibly heavy, he says.
Østensen spoke earlier today about a large unit in the municipality.
– Incredible amounts of food, clothes and toys enter. Food arrives all the time at the emergency center. It is not ordered, it just comes. It is very moving and powerful, he said.
Many residents of Gjerdrum are still evacuated. It is still unclear if any of them can return home today.
– There have been several bombings in the northeast part of the landslide area. We contribute with continuous monitoring. We still can’t say anything about when people can move house. As soon as we have the results ready, we will give feedback to the police, says regional manager Toril Hofshagen at NVE.
Regional leader Toril Hofshagen in NVE and task leader Roy Alkvist in the Eastern Police District.
Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB
See direct photos of the landslide area at Gjerdrum.
Autopsy Saturday
On Friday night, the police released the names of the missing.
One person was found dead on Friday. The police are waiting for an autopsy and for the identity of the deceased to be clarified on Saturday.
– We continue working on the identification. We realize that this is a difficult and boring situation when a discovery is made and no identities have been clarified. We fully understand that, says operations manager Roy Alkvist.
