The biggest landslide in Modern history has gone, a bit North of Oslo in Norway, doring the night to Wednesday.
It's approximately 300m X 700m across 14 houses gone and 12 people still missing
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The landslide is still ongoing in Gjerdrum: 12 have not been accounted for
Several people are injured and 12 people have not been accounted for after a major landslide occurred near the center of Ask in Gjerdrum. Up to 1,500 residents in the area are being evacuated and police are looking for survivors.
Overview photo of the landslide area taken by the 330 Squadron.
This is what it looks like at the landslide site in Gjerdrum.
PHOTO: THE 330 SQUADRON
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Published today at 05:56 Updated 24 minutes ago
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The case is being updated.
The police moved out around 04:00 on Wednesday night to a major quick clay landslide in a residential area in the center of Ask in Gjerdrum on Romerike in Viken county.
The number of people who have not been accounted for has been adjusted down from 26 to 15 people. Wednesday night, the number is adjusted to 12.
Of these, children are not accounted for.
The police inform NRK.
The 12 are people who live at addresses within the landslide area.
So far no finds have been made and no one has been confirmed dead.
- We are looking for survivors, not dead. Medical personnel will advise us with regard to temperature and how long people can survive, and when we may start searching for the dead, says Roger Pettersen, operations manager in the police.
The searches are only done by helicopter because it is too dangerous for rescue personnel to enter the area.
700 have been reported as evacuated, but on Wednesday afternoon the mayor states that there will be more, 1500 people in total.
- Several are evacuated. NVE defines a larger area as unsafe. SMS alerts have been sent out and people who live further towards the center of Ask will be evacuated. It is likely that 1500 will be evacuated, says Anders Østensen.
In this area the landslide occurred. There are several houses in the area.
New breed
As recently as 15.30, several houses collapsed.
- There are several houses that have gone down in the red zone, but these are evacuated homes, says the task leader on the spot. And
Gjerdrum landslide
Several houses have collapsed during Wednesday.
PHOTO: FREDRIK HAGEN / NTB / FREDRIK HAGEN / NTB
The red zone is the most exposed area and that is where it is most dangerous to travel. There are helicopters with bright lights searching the area. In addition, the helicopters have heat-seeking cameras.
- The darkness presents challenges, but we will light up the place with light sources as far as possible, but there will be a limitation, says Pettersen.
NVE has warned early on that there may be more landslides.
- Along the avalanches that have gone, there is still a risk that it may erupt more in the back. Therefore, the evacuation is very crucial to maintain until more is known about the stability in the area. This is a large area we are talking about, says Toril Hofshagen, regional manager in the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate.
Geologists are working from a Sea King helicopter in the air for a closer assessment of landslide development. They are also working on drilling rigs to take ground investigations and delimit the evacuated areas as best as possible, she says.
Read also: This we know about the landslide in Gjerdrum
Get help from Swedes
A Swedish crisis team is sent to Gjerdrum. It reports Swedish Aftonbladet .
A rescue service from Gothenburg has arrived in Oslo with a unit. These are trained to search in landslide-prone areas.
The police state at 6.15 pm that the crew who are out on the scene need to rest, but that new ones will come in to continue the search for the missing.
- We have to rest some crews, best to do it when it is darkest at night, Pettersen says.
Searching from the air
Task leader Roger Pettersen in the Eastern police district.
Task leader Roger Pettersen says that 21 people have not been accounted for.
PHOTO: CICILIE S. ANDERSEN / NRK
Several have been evacuated by helicopter during the day. The helicopters have been in the area for several hours.
- They will see people if you have one arm out. If you are in the middle of a house, it can be difficult to find them by helicopter, says task leader Pettersen in the Police East.
At 2 pm, Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Minister of Justice Monica Mæland (H) came to the culture house in Gjerdrum for an event letter.
- It is a dramatic experience to be here and see pictures from the scene of the accident and of course the knowledge that there are several who have not been accounted for, says the Prime Minister.
King Harald also sends out his thoughts to all those who are affected.
- The night's avalanche accident in Gjerdrum has made a deep impression on me and my family. My thoughts are with all those who are affected, injured, have lost their homes and who now live in fear and uncertainty about the full extent of the disaster.
Read also: Prime Minister Erna Solberg: - This is a major disaster
Erna Solberg has arrived at the accident site at Gjerdrum.
Erna Solberg has arrived at the accident site at Gjerdrum.
PHOTO: JIL YNGLAND / NTB
1500 evacuated
One person was transported to Ullevål hospital with breathing problems after the landslide. The condition was previously described as serious, but it should now go well with the person.
In addition, four people with minor injuries were transported to Ahus. They are cooled after lying in clay masses. Five people have also been taken to the emergency room, the police say.
Read also: The house joined the landslide: - Now we have lost everything we own
- I have not spoken to them, but being lifted up by helicopter is dramatic. They are taken care of, says Petersen.
The rescue crew is working on the area in Gjerdrum.
Rescue crews are working in the area where the landslide in Gjerdrum went early Wednesday morning.
PHOTO: CICILIE ANDERSEN
Sea King helicopters are searching for people in the landslide area at Gjerdrum.
Rescue crews are using Sea King helicopters to rescue people from the avalanche.
PHOTO: CICILIE S. ANDERSEN / NRK
The emergency services are on site in Gjerdrum.
The emergency services have sent large resources to the accident site at Gjerdrum
PHOTO: CICILIE S. ANDERSEN / NRK
Eastern police district encourages people who evacuate themselves to visit Gjerdrum ungdomsskole for registration. The police write in a press release that the rescue work is in full swing, with a focus on saving lives.
Among the largest landslides in recent times
The landslide is among the largest of its kind that have been in Norway in recent times, according to NVE.
The landslide is 300 x 700 meters large. The outlet area is additional.
- This is perhaps one of the largest camp landslides we have had in Norway. Perhaps the biggest, says Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
The cause of the landslide is not yet known.
- We do not have full control, says regional leader Toril Hofshagen.
WATCH VIDEO: This is what it looks like at the landslide site in Gjerdrum. Photo: Jenny Mikkelsen and Lene Margrethe Moe Skoglund.
This has happened so far
At least 14 addresses are affected by the landslide.
- The police describe this as a disaster, said operations manager Pettersen in the police earlier Wednesday morning.
- At these addresses there are different housing units, there may be different numbers of apartments and so on. We are now mapping this and we are working to find out who lives in the different apartments, Pettersen said.
Read also: Christina's house stands and tilts down into the avalanche: - It is surreal
A larger area has been evacuated during the day because they are afraid of several landslides.
As mentioned earlier, exploration crews cannot enter the area for that reason.
- We do not know when we can physically enter the area. We just have to relate to that and listen to the experts. As we are informed that we can let our rescue crews in, we will do this, Pettersen said.
Jordras Gjerdrum
Around 700 have been evacuated after the landslide in Gjerdrum.
PHOTO: FREDRIK HAGEN / NTB
Got dramatic messages
On Wednesday night, the police received several dramatic messages from residents in the area in the morning.
- We have received messages from desperate people who have called the police emergency phone and said that the whole house is in motion and that they are under roof tiles and insulation also further. So there are dramatic messages and the situation is serious, he said on Wednesday morning.
Several hospitals have been on emergency preparedness, but have now downgraded their preparedness.
Landslide in Gjerdrum
All emergency services move out to the landslide area early Wednesday morning.
PHOTO: VIVIAN STENSRUD / NRK
- A disaster
Police have been on the scene with patrols and police helicopters since this morning. Ambulance, fire brigade, defense, civil defense and volunteer crew are also in place.
- It is serious when we describe it as a disaster. It is a large landslide area and many homes. We have some pictures of the area, but it is dark and difficult working conditions. We hope we can get more overview when the light comes, said operations manager Pettersen to NRK on Wednesday morning.
They have made a search from a helicopter during the day, but no people have been found in the landslide area.
The landslide occurred in Ask, which is located in Gjerdrum in Romerike.
Anders Østensen
Mayor Anders Østensen is desperate about the situation.
PHOTO: NADIR ALAM / NRK
- People are in shock
The municipality has set crisis staff. Gjerdrum ungdomsskole functions as a temporary collection point and evacuees are transported to Olavsgård hotel.
- So far we have filled up three buses. There are more than 150-200 people who have been evacuated. People have been rescued by helicopter, and some have been sent on by ambulance, said mayor Anders Østensen in NRK Nyhetsmorgen.
He describes the situation as very dramatic.
- This is very demanding. People are in shock. It is a great and serious disaster.
Gjerdrum has 6,800 inhabitants. In Ask, where the landslide has occurred, there are approx. 5000 people. 1500 of these have been evacuated.
Fylkesvei 120 is currently closed from Åsenhagen just north of Skedsmokorset and to Ask. Gjerivegen east of Ask as well as Hexebergveien and Frognerlinna are also closed, according to the Norwegian Public Roads Administration.
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