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Twelve days after the disaster in Gjerdrum, one of the empty residential houses disappeared in the landslides last Sunday at 3.30pm.
The house of five people was the closest to the abandoned and snow-covered car, from which four young people got out at 04:00 on December 30. The gulf is now only at the far end of the landslide on this side of the landslide in the Nystulia residential area.
Meters from being taken by the landslide: – The road cracked in front of us
Eight of the ten people who died in the disaster had the Nystulia address. According to Romerikes Blad, eight of the missing or dead lived in two of the nine buildings that were taken over by the avalanche.
On Friday the Grymyr Jansen family from the Gjerdrum church will be buried: Bjørn (40), a pregnant Charlot (31) and their daughter Alma (2).
Everyone who was home in the last house to go missing was rescued to safety. From before, there are nine houses with 31 apartments in the rapid avalanche of clay.
New landslide
The danger is not over.
Fighting the clock
Overnight to Wednesday, possibly around midnight, a new landslide went further south in the area. It was about 60 meters wide and 15 meters on the ground. No new houses are affected, regional director Toril Hofshagen at NVE informs Dagbladet.
She, geologists and other NVE colleagues are monitoring the situation at Ask in Gjerdrum municipality.
NEW SLIDER IN GJERDRUM: On the night of January 13, a new landslide occurred in the Gjerdrum landslide area. A 60 meter wide landslide at about 15 meters on the ground loosened here to the south in the large landslide area. No houses disappeared in this landslide. Photo: NVE.
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– There is a risk of various landslides, which can affect buildings on a steep landslide edge. Both the landslides now from Sunday, Wednesday and earlier are expected to result from very steep landslide edges at various locations, says Hofshagen.
The landslide area was about 300 meters by 700 meters on the first day, more than 200 days. Since December 30 there have been several bombings or landslides.
– Geologists measure and make constant safety assessments. As of Wednesday, we have not made any new recommendations that people be able to return home, says regional director Toril Hofshagen at NVE, now based in Gjerdrum.
About 1,100 residents were evacuated. Only a fraction have been allowed to return to their homes for security reasons.
On the edge of the cliff
– Very dangerous
Sheriff Karl-Vidar Solberg in the Ullensaker Sheriff’s District gives a clear warning to people around the landslide area in Ask:
– It is a very dangerous area that is blocked, where new landslides constantly occur. It is very important that these barriers are respected, and it is especially important that families sensitize children and young people to this danger. The barrier has been set up to guarantee life and health, the sheriff tells Romerikes Blad.
NYSTULIA JANUARY 8: Here, the five-person house still sits by the edge of the avalanche closest to the car. Photo: Lars E vivos Bones / Dagbladet.
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On Monday, the search for the three victims of the landslide who have not been found will resume.
Timeline of the Gjerdrum landslide
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
* The Eastern Police District received notification of the landslide at 03.59 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30. At 5:18 a.m., the police issued a Twitter message about the landslide.
* The landslide took place in a larger area at Ask in the municipality of Gjerdrum, south of Gardermoen.
* Ten injured people are reported, one of them seriously.
* At first it was not clear if anyone was missing, but on Wednesday afternoon the police stated that 26 people had not been counted. The number was lowered several times and on Wednesday night ten people were given missing status.
* Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) and Minister of Justice and Emergency Management Monica Mæland (H) visited Gjerdrum on Wednesday afternoon.
* Residents around the avalanche were continuously evacuated, and in the 22nd century, 1,000 people were evacuated.
* Search work is described as very demanding and rescue teams were initially not allowed to physically descend into the area of the landslide.
* Helicopter search started with heat search technology. An attempt was also made to locate the mobile phones of the disappeared.
* Both the Armed Forces, the National Guard, the Civil Defense, and voluntary organizations are involved in the work. A Swedish team also arrived in Gjerdrum on Wednesday evening.
Thursday December 31
* At 1:43 p.m. Thursday night, a dog was rescued from the avalanche area by helicopter. Dalmatian Zajka is thus reunited with its owners, who have been evacuated from the area.
* A total of 31 homes were taken over by the avalanche, spread over nine buildings. In addition, there are six garage houses with five parking spaces each.
* On Thursday morning, a dog, a dog handler and a rescuer from a Sea King helicopter were dispatched to the avalanche area. A search for building masses was carried out without result.
* On Thursday morning, the Norwegian Directorate for Energy and Water Resources (NVE) stated that there is still a danger of further clay rapid landslides in Gjerdrum.
* At around 3pm Thursday, part of a new house collapsed on the edge of the landslide zone in Gjerdrum.
* As of 5 p.m. Thursday, 46 people were evacuated from a total of 14 houses in an area located next to the Kogstad estate, about 2 kilometers north of the Ask landslide. The cause is cracks in the ground. The 46 residents were the first to return.
Source: NTB.
