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Voss’s camp was packed with 38 caravans when the flood warning came. Sandy Mathieson, who runs Voss Camping, immediately started a circular round and 30 caravans withdrew.
– We are almost completely full of winter guests, that is, stuck carriages. So I had to get rid of as many carriages as possible as soon as we could, Mathieson tells TV 2.
SLAGMARK: Caravans and tents float around the campsite. Photo: Sandy Mathieson
He saw last night, around 02:00, that the water had started to rise and he knew that the water level in the rivers was rising. Then it just flooded.
– We thought the water calmed down, but it just rose and rose, he tells TV 2.
#Flom in #Vestlandet: Water flow in Vosso leaves Vangsvatnet in #Voss it was in the top 5 since the start of the measurement in 1892189! Vosso has suffered many major floods in recent years, and the floods in 2014, 2015 and 2018 were greater than this, culminating in just over 600 m3 / s. Image by Vangsvatnet. pic.twitter.com/0nsvnjUni6
– Varsom.no (@Varsom_no) November 19, 2020
Some of the wagons are now completely flooded with water.
– A caravan lies and floats, he says.
BT first mentioned the flooding in the camp.
Floods in western Norway
There are hazard warnings for snow, precipitation, and difficult driving conditions in various places around the country today.
The water level at Vangsvatnet in Voss has only been as high five times since 1892, according to Varsom.no.
In general, a lot of water is reported in pupils in various places in southern Norway. There is also a lot of wind along the coast.
WAVES: Waves and strong winds hit the pier in downtown Bergen this afternoon. Photo: Geir Johnny Huneide
November records were set for rainfall in various places last night. Bøverdalen in Lom received almost all of its monthly rainfall in one day.
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