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At least 14 addresses have been affected by the landslide at Ask in Gjerdrum, where at least three residential houses have collapsed.
The VG reporter is on the scene and has observed two more houses collapsing around 3:20 p.m. in Gjerdrum on Wednesday. We have seen and heard it from across the valley.
– We cannot ignore that there are several houses that will suffer the same fate, since they are buildings located on the edge of the avalanche in an area where the edge of the avalanche is very high, says police chief Roger Pettersen in a wheel of press at 4:45 p.m.
He claims there are three houses that collapsed in what police call a red zone on Wednesday afternoon. This is the innermost part of the avalanche. Several houses also collapsed early Wednesday.
GET AN OVERVIEW: We know this about the landslide until now.
At 02:30 on Thursday evening, Eastern Police District Operations Manager Karianne Knudsen told VG that nor bygg with total 31 homes and six garage houses with five garage spaces each taken over by the landslide.
Several houses are located right on the edge where a massive landslide triggered Wednesday night. The landslide area is estimated to be around 300 times 700 meters, according to the Norwegian Directorate of Water Resources and Energy (NVE).
NVE says the landslide is still ongoing and there is a danger that more houses will collapse. The regional director of the management, Toril Hofshagen, has described the avalanche to VGTV as “one of the biggest in recent times”.
– No new findings
At around 8pm on Wednesday, the number of people who have gone unaccounted for after the landslide at Gjerdrum in Romerike in Viken County dropped from 12 to 11, police told RB.
– It’s dark and as you can hear the effort is still underway, said operations manager Roger Pettersen over the sound of Sea King helicopters continuing to search for those who have not been accounted for in the landslide situation.
– Darkness has come and presents us with challenges. We will illuminate the place with light sources where possible, but there will be a limitation, says Pettersen.
They deploy the rescue crews just before 5:00 p.m., so that the rested crews deploy before nightfall.
Task leader Pettersen told a press conference at 3:30 p.m. that the rescue team is now conducting scouting work in the red zone.
There, a Seaking helicopter with rescue teams on board has descended on two houses located within this area. They have also had fire and rescue teams, who have checked those houses as much as possible.
– There are no finds in these houses. We are considering whether we can take further action in the area, says Pettersen.
The military put dogs
– It is an extremely demanding decision: to implement or not to carry out rescue work.
Aleksander Bruland of Armed Forces Engineering Company 5 says the Armed Forces are involved in work with the National Guard and rescue teams. They will also send specially trained dogs from the canine school, he says.
– This operation will shed light on the good effect that joint training has had between the emergency services, prior to an incident like this, says Bruland on the cooperation between the Armed Forces and the Police.
At the same time, the Norwegian rescue dog crew graduates. Most of the 32 teams sent by the organization were sent home after 3 p.m.
– Dog patrols have been sent home, two emergency teams remain. It’s just too dangerous to go inside, says the organization’s emergency manager Stig Mebust.
They also have a Norwegian Rescue Dog Operational Leader who will be on site throughout the night.
– There will be people here as long as it is necessary. We want a leader here who can push the button if we can get in. Everyone is ready and knows what’s going on, so we’ll be out again soon if need be, says Mebust.
