Deaths rise to seven after landslide in Norway – telam

Rescuers found a seventh body in the rubble four days after a landslide in Norway, police said on Sunday, still looking for three other missing people.

The seven bodies were found by the Norwegian rescue services after the landslide that buried more than twenty people last Wednesday near the country’s capital.

On December 30, the land sank in Ask, in the municipality of Gjerdrum, 25 km northeast of Oslo, sweeping away around 40 houses. More than a thousand people have been evacuated, AFP reported.

There are still people trapped in the snow and the volunteers intend to continue the tasks although more than 100 hours have passed since the incident, so they are confident that they are “in airbags”, Norwegian police said today, reported the DPA news agency.

This Sunday, King Harald of Norway visited the scene of the tragedy and there he described the incident as “absolutely terrible” and “difficult to put into words”.

After meeting with rescue teams, the King along with Queen Sonja and Prince Haakon proceeded to Gjerdrum Church, where they lit candles for the victims, before speaking to the survivors.

Around 500 people had to be evacuated last Wednesday due to the landslide in the city in the southwest of the country, as confirmed by the authorities.

There is evidence of a dozen injuries, one of them seriously. Firefighters assured that they are still looking for survivors, according to local newspaper VG, but that it is a complicated job because there is still the possibility of landslides therefore, although there are many safety measures. , there are risks.

After a first stage with helicopters and drones, the research is mainly done with dogs mark the ground before the teams enter.

Dislodged soil is a type of clay specific to Norway and Sweden that can liquefy and collapse quickly, but the likelihood of a similar landslide in the area remains low, according to the Norwegian Directorate of water and energy. (NVE).

Some houses have moved up to 400 meters, according to the report. On the side of the hill you can see a huge hole with the rubble of the houses.

Police released a list of the names of ten missing, two children aged 2 and 13 and eight adults.