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Mayor Anders Østensen (Labor Party) in Gjerdrum municipality is clearly marked by what he calls a “long and extremely hard day”.
Mayor Østensen tells VG that he and the municipality are beginning to realize that there will be tragic results after the landslide at Ask en Gjerdrum in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
– We see that there are many that have not been accounted for. If it does not improve quickly, the risk that things have not gone well is great, says the mayor.
GET AN OVERVIEW: We know this about the landslide
On Wednesday night, ten people were still missing after the large landslide. Police believe with considerable certainty that there are people in the area of the landslide.
– But we still sincerely hope it went well, adds Østensen.
– Terribly heavy
The rapporteur is clearly marked when speaking to VG on the phone.
– Everyone is very affected. In Gjerdrum, there are many who feel that they know each other, and it is simply difficult. It is very difficult when a small municipality experiences such a big event with so many tragic results.
– It’s been a long day coming to an end, and it’s been terribly heavy, but we’re on it, he says as the rescue operation continues into the night.
The mayor says the incident involves a lot of job duties for the municipality. He thinks they have solved them well so far.
They have met with the evacuees in the hotels to which they have moved and have had a meeting with the families of those who are still missing.
– We try to be as clear and concrete with the information that we can. In such a situation, one has a mad need for information.
31 homes
At least nine buildings with 31 residential units were affected by the landslide. The red field on the map below shows which houses have been taken over by the landslide, which according to NVE is approximately 300 meters wide and 700 meters high.
SLIDES: Marked in red are the residential houses that have fallen so far. Photo: Graphics: Einar Otto Stangvik
The regional director of the management, Toril Hofshagen, has described the avalanche to VGTV as “one of the biggest in recent times”.
Throughout the day on Wednesday, it has been searched with Sea King helicopters, heat search cameras, drones and dog patrols. The rescue team has had trouble entering the landslide area, due to the danger of new landslides.
