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From the nearby town of Kløfta, candles are lit along the snow-covered road to the small community of Ask. In the central parts, police barricades run through almost the entire town.
At the meeting point of the center, many residents have begun to light a candle and donate their thoughts to those affected. And across the street is the site of the search operation staff, where rescue services and ambulance personnel are based in the search for survivors of the landslide the day before New Year’s Eve.
The inhabitants have lit candles for the disappeared.
Photo: CORNELIUS POPPE / AP TT NEWS AGENCY
Ten people were missing when the rescue service began searching on foot on Friday. Since then, seven people have been found dead after three more bodies were located in the landslides on Sunday.
Lisbeth Neraas, 54, and her 29-year-old son, Marius Brustad, were identified Sunday as two of those killed in the landslides on Norwegian Ask. The son, Marius Brustad, was visiting his mother when the landslide occurred. A spokesperson for the family earlier said in a statement:
– It is an indescribably painful and difficult situation that family and friends are living now after the landslide in Gjerdrum. We miss a very loving, loving and caring mother, sister, and daughter, as well as an energetic, caring, and much loved brother.
Bjørn-Ivar Grymyr Jansen and his two-year-old daughter Alma have been found dead in the racial masses. Mrs. Charlot is still missing.
Photo: The family
It was also confirmed on Sunday that Bjørn-Ivar Grymyr Jansen, 40, and his two-year-old daughter Alma were found among the victims. His pregnant wife Charlot Grymyr Jansen, 31, is still missing.
Five out of every seven deaths have been identified
Norwegian police have managed to identify a total of five of the seven people who have so far been confirmed dead in the landslide. Three people are still missing, and rescue teams are still waiting to find survivors.
“We are still looking for survivors and we are on a rescue operation,” says task leader Bjørn Christian Willesrud.
At the press conference, Gunnar Farstad, manager of health operations, said that missing persons must be in a “pocket.” At the same time, the odds are deteriorating due to the cold, which drops below minus 10 degrees at night.
Task Leader Bjørn Christian Willesrud.
Photo: ALEX LJUNGDAHL
– There are several examples that it is possible to survive, but if you combine injuries with cold, it is serious, he says.
Through Sunday afternoon and evening, the search work has continued. Rescuers have now focused on the core parts of the breed, among other things with the help of specially trained dogs. The effort is difficult and risky.
– There are very demanding working conditions in the area, says Bjørn Christian Willesrud.
The king and queen visited the site.
On Sunday, King Harald, Queen Sonia and Crown Prince Haakon visited the township. There they spoke with rescuers, but also with survivors and relatives of the victims.
During a press conference on the same day, both the King and Queen of Norway spoke, and both were notably affected.
– I’m having trouble knowing what to say. It is absolutely dreadful, said King Harald.
– It is the people who have lost everything.
The king also took the opportunity to address rescuers.
– We want to congratulate you for the work you do and how you have done it. We wish you the best of luck with your continued work.
Queen Sonja of Norway sometimes had a hard time holding back tears.
– They are strong experiences, I think we are quite strong as people.
Society ends in Gjerdrum
At the same time that Gjerdrum is hit by one of the serious natural disasters, society has also collapsed.
He tells both Sonja, 34, and Benjamin Aasen, 28, who visited the meeting point in the lit candles.
– You can see that it has shaken society, but at the same time that everyone is concerned, it has brought many together. They call each other and they care. It’s very pretty, says Sonja.
Benjamin says:
– Everyone tries to help each other. Candles are lit and clothing donated to those who have lost their homes. It’s a really nice compromise.
Sonja moved to Ask two years ago and lives in an area and bought a house where a career had previously occurred.
– But we think that they happen small but that they are not so dangerous. But then comes the big landslide and I think many of me are terrified of what has happened and fearful of where you live. It is not known how the rest of the village reacts now, he says.
