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– There are women and men of different ages who belong to the houses. Children are among the missing, says Task Chief Roger Pettersen in the Eastern Police District in a press release at 6:10 p.m.
Although the number of missing persons has dropped from 26 as reported today, police cannot rule out that the number will decrease or increase during the afternoon and evening.
– The number is 15, but that can change. We are working hard to map and speak to the people who are affected by the landslide, continues the task leader.
Later, TV2 reports that the number has been further reduced to 12 people.
However, he is aware that they are still searching for survivors in the area of the landslide.
– We have been on a challenging day and a challenging mission. We are still looking for survivors, he points to the press.
Task leader Roger Pettersen in the Eastern Police District. Photo: Vidar Sandnes
Searching the landslide area
In the so-called “red zone”, the emergency services have entered in the last hours with crews.
– We continue working in the red zone. That is, where the landslide has gone. The teams are now looking for parts of two or three houses to see if we can find someone inside these buildings. This is a house that comes from the residential area where the landslide took place, Pettersen explains.
– How is the damage to the houses?
– There are remains of houses, sections of houses. The damage is enormous, responds the leader of the task force.
At the same time that the search is being carried out in the area of the landslide, the police are mapping who has lived in which housing units.
Several houses have collapsed during the afternoon. Photo: Remi B Presttun
Three houses have collapsed
During the day, three houses collapsed. NVE came out earlier Wednesday and said there was still movement in the area and they had no control.
Now Pettersen says there has been no movement lately.
– NVE performs its assessments. Further south, consideration is being given to whether the evacuation area can be reduced. If it is completely safe, the area will be limited, but we will only do it if it is completely safe.
