Six people confirmed dead after landslide in Gjerdrum – NRK Norway – Summary of news from different parts of the country

– A new search is planned throughout the afternoon and evening, as we still have four missing persons, says task leader Bjørn Christian Willersrud in a press briefing on Sunday afternoon.

Police still call work a rescue operation and search with dogs on the ground in the landslide area.

– There is still hope of finding survivors in the landslide, says Willersrud.

Earlier in the day, emergency services told a news conference that a new discovery had been made of a dead person in the area of ​​the landslide.

– The discovery was made in the same area as the previous discovery. It is found among the remains of houses, says operations manager Gøran Syversen at the Nedre Romerike fire and rescue service.

A total of six people have been found dead in the landslide zone in recent days.

– It’s been a busy day. The findings are made by the deceased. It is difficult to register that there are deaths that exist, but at the same time we are happy that discoveries are being made, says Mayor Anders Østensen (Labor).

Six people found

Police, fire and NVE said today they are continuing the work.

– We work full time in the pit. We have five teams working at the same time. They have a very difficult job and it is not without risks. However, we are progressing quite well. The status now is that we will continue to work through the afternoon and evening, says operations manager Gøran Syversen at Nedre Romerike’s fire and rescue service.

Today a discovery has already been made in the area of ​​landslides. On Sunday morning it was learned that a person had been found dead in the area of ​​the landslide.

– A discovery was made of a new deceased earlier today. The person was found by USAR teams from the Oslo Fire and Rescue Service, Operations Manager Ivar Myrbø in the Eastern Police District said at a news conference Sunday morning.

The person was found shortly before 6 a.m. on Sunday. For now, the police will not say anything about gender or age.

In all, six of the ten missing after the landslide on Wednesday morning have been found dead.

Homeschooling for Evacuated Children

The landslide has taken many of the municipal services out of service. One school and two kindergartens cannot be used in the landslide area.

Therefore, homeschooling rooms have been reserved for students who have been evacuated as a result of the landslide at the Clarion hotel. There will also be a teacher present at both hotels.

The health station is within the evacuated area and is inaccessible. Gifted children and newborns are followed up with home visits and will be contacted, the municipality writes on its website.

Tap water should be boiled before drinking. The water station has also been installed in the municipality.

Around 1,000 people have been evacuated in the municipality as a result of the landslide. At around 3.30pm on Sunday, the rescue leadership decided to cancel the evacuation in Kogstad in Gjerdrum.

The residents in question must be informed by the municipality of Gjerdrum.

Cancel evacuation in Kogstad

The area was evacuated after NVE received reports of concern about cracking there. Now NVE has decided that there is no danger

– Our professional advisers have concluded that there is no danger of rapid landslides associated with the crack formations that have been observed, says regional manager Toril Hofshagen at NVE.

NVE was also present at the press conference on Sunday morning to report on the situation in the avalanche pit. It is still considered unstable.

– Such a large avalanche pit consists of various types of masses, but where there is fast clay, the solid mass consists of a couple of centimeters at the top. Therefore, it remains unstable. For the north zone, we have completed our professional recommendations. He has been referred to the police for further processing, says Toril Hofshagen, NVE’s regional manager.

There are still many pets within the evacuated area. At the press conference on Sunday afternoon, the police indicated that they now have the capacity to pick up the animals.

– We work with pets. We have the capacity with volunteers to come in and pick up pets or feed them. This is something we are working on on the other side, says operations manager Ivar Myrbø in the police.

At a press conference on Sunday afternoon, it was revealed that a police dog was injured during the rescue operation. He is considered slightly injured and is treated by a vet.

Used flooring

According to the fire service, a total of five teams will search the landslide area on Sunday.

– We are now establishing two sectors. One extends north. The pressure continues with the same force with three teams. We also have two teams that are elsewhere that we find interesting, says Wangen.

Additionally, the Civil Defense has begun pumping water from a leaking dam into the landslide area. It will make it drier and safer for rescuers.

The night before Sunday, the Armed Forces special paving vehicle was deployed to secure the rescue teams in the search area.

Lt. Petter Thorud of the Armed Forces Engineer Battalion tells NRK that the armored paver with hinged hydraulic bridge slabs, can make a 26 meter safe bridge in the search area for both the crew and the vehicles. .

– The paver walks on belts and is very mobile on the ground, says Thorud.