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The landslide in Gjerdrum is a major and serious disaster, says Mayor Anders Østensen (Labor). More than 100 people have been evacuated.
– People who don’t come out are rescued by helicopter and it’s dramatic. It’s a big landslide zone, the mayor told Romerikes Blad on Wednesday morning.
He says the landslide, which was notified to emergency services at 03.59pm on Wednesday night, has occurred in a large residential area.
Between 150 and 200 have been evacuated, the mayor told NRK.
Evid Døhlen is one of the evacuees. He was awakened by firefighters.
– Firefighters arrived and knocked on the door. They said that the whole neighborhood had left and that a helicopter picked up people. They said there had been a landslide and there was a danger of landslides nearby, Døhlen tells rb.no.
Also read (+): – They said that the whole neighborhood had left
Ahus ready to receive patients
Several are injured, Romerikes Blad reports. Several people will be transferred to the hospital.
Ahus informs the newspaper that they are on high alert and ready to receive patients.
So far, Ahus has received reports from five patients, reports NRK.
Oslo University Hospital Ullevål confirms that they have received one or more patients from the landslide area, writes rb.no.
Also read: Between 150 and 200 have been evacuated in Gjerdrum, the mayor informs NRK
– I still don’t know the scope
– This is a big and serious disaster. We do not know the full scope yet. We have established crisis personnel and now we work in the most systematic way possible, says Østensen.
It was the night before Wednesday that a landslide occurred in Ask in the municipality of Gjerdrum.
– The situation is confusing and all emergency services are connected, the municipality announced on its website, stating that the manor house functions as a temporary collection point and evacuees are transported to the Olavsgård hotel.
At 5 o’clock, the Eastern Police District announced the landslide on Twitter. By then, emergency services were already on the scene and the public was asked to keep their distance.
– Several houses taken over by the landslide
– It is confirmed that several houses have been taken over by the landslide. The emergency services, with the assistance of civil defense and defense, are in the process of evacuation. Work is still being done to get an overview of the area, it was said in a police update at 06.20.
Fylkesvei 120 Holt-Ask / Gjerdrum in Viken is completely closed due to landslide, Vegtrafikksentralen reports east at 6 o’clock.
The Armed Forces and Civil Defense assist the police and emergency services on site. A geologist is on his way to assess the situation.
Firefighters moved into the landslide at 0600. Norwegian People’s Aid reports just before 0800 that they were notified and that nine emergency ambulances and 40 of their crews are on duty.
The Ministry of Justice and Emergency Preparedness affirms on Twitter that they are closely following the situation and that the Minister of Justice is being permanently informed.
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