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ASK (Dagbladet): – Tonight is very difficult. We get names, we get images, and we are surprised by the darker side of the tragedy. It is difficult to assimilate. We were prepared for this to have a serious result, but when you see photos of people it is always more painful, Gjerdrum municipality mayor Anders Østensen tells Dagbladet.
On Friday night, the police released the names of those missing after the landslide in the town of Ask in Romerike on Wednesday night. The missing are between 69 and two years old.
– Makes an incredibly strong impression. The disappeared reflect the residents of the area. There were older people and families with children in a relatively new area, Østensen says.
The first death in connection with the search of the wreck was confirmed on Friday afternoon. The person has not been identified, but the police assume that the deceased is among the missing. According to the police, the answer about who the deceased is can arrive on Saturday. The person will undergo an autopsy.
– Stay together
When asked what will be the main task of the political leadership in the coming days, the mayor responds that they will continue to provide as much information as possible to those who need it.
– We have had regular meetings with relatives of the strangers and we will continue to do so. We want to use our best people, we want to use our grief and crisis teams, the ones that can really deal with people in deep pain. Will will continue to care for us and inform those who have been evacuated and who have difficult evacuation stories.
The Mayor’s message to the people of Gjerdrum is to unite.
– I know many are sad. Many know those who are missing. We have to take care of each other.
I keep looking for survivors
On Friday night, the shore crews withdrew from the landslide area at Ask. The onset of darkness meant that it was no longer safe to move among the masses on foot. On Saturday, ground crews plan to pick up where they left off. They are considering expanding the search area further.
Rescuers say they are still looking for survivors.
– We work all the time on the basis that we will find survivors, according to assessments of the medical device. Airbags can increase your chances of survival. This can be formed by constructions that create a pocket where the person can be, says operational leader of fire teams, Geir Sønderål, to Dagbladet.
– It is difficult to say what should save them, but construction masses have been captured. There may be rooms that are intact, where people may have stayed. That’s the hope we have, from my point of view, continues Sønderål.
These are lost
– Manufactured according to requirements.
On Friday, NGI presented its reports on ground investigations, geotechnical assessments and safety measures in the Nystulia landslide area in Gerdrum municipality.
The reports cover a five-year period from 2003 to 2007, from planning work to construction work for the residential area in Nystulia, which was hit by the catastrophic landslide on the night of Wednesday, December 30, Dagbladet reported. previously.
NGI Director Lars Andersen says the review indicates that the construction work has been carried out in accordance with current requirements:
– From what we can see in the review, this work has been carried out in accordance with the requirements in force in the Planning and Building Law and other guidelines. A more comprehensive review of the case could provide answers to this, says NGI CEO Lars Andresen.
NGI states that prior to development, there were significant deposits of rapid clay in the area.
