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Rescue work continues in the dark in the municipality of Gjerdrum. Both drones and helicopters search the area with heat search cameras.
– As long as it is hot, the cameras will capture it, if it is located so that it is visible. Of course, it is very demanding when they are located in a lot like this, and inside it among the remains of houses, wood and houses. So it is demanding, but it is possible, says ptask leader olitiets Roger Pettersen.
Operations manager Gisle Sveen in the eastern police district reports to Dagbladet that heat search cameras have not recorded people in the landslide in recent hours.
However, earlier today people have been detected as a result of heat search cameras.
– The total rescue effort has helped save lives. The camera is one of several tools that have helped us save lives, he says, he says.
– Drones have night optics and a camera that allows them to capture the heat of human bodies. It detects a lot of things that we can’t see with the naked eye, says operations manager Dag Andre Sylju during a press conference just after 10 p.m. Wednesday night.
– Human resources are the most important
Police use various tools in the rescue operation, including heat search cameras and technology that captures signals from the mobile phones of missing persons.
Although these are useful tools, Police Task Manager Dag Andre Sylju emphasizes that human resources are the most important.
– Human resources are the most important thing we have: that we have the right people and the right competence, he tells Dagbladet and elaborates:
– We have police, health and fire teams in place. In addition, we have the assistance of the military, volunteers and specialists from the municipality. These are absolutely decisive factors for the rescue operation.
Sylju also claims that the USAR team of the ambulance service, which is highly trained in disaster work, is ready for action.
Probably people in the landslide area
Initially, there were 26 people who were not counted, but the number has been reduced to ten. The missing persons are men and women of different ages, as well as children.
Of the 15 who have signed up during the day, several were absent, and some have also managed to leave on their own and there have been a lack of communication opportunities.
Task leader Roger Pettersen stated that the police believe, with “quite certainty”, that there are people in the Gjerdrum landslide area.
However, the police cannot determine the number of people.
– I hope the missing are in the cabin.
Staring through the night
Pettersen says the police “keep all the cards open so that eventually more will show up.” Wednesday night the crew changes. Many have been working for hours and new resources are being added.
– We have to rest some crews and rollers, and then it is best if we do it at night when it is darkest, he says.
The rescue operation will continue until tomorrow morning.
– During the night now, the drones fly uniformly over the crash site. In addition, we have observation posts, personnel who are physically present and monitor the landslide area. The area is illuminated. There are also listening posts. The crew is as close to the landslide area as it is advisable to care for, says Sylju.
Police also have a helicopter on standby for the next several hours, in case there is a development in the landslide.
