Emergency services took no chances and came out Eikedalen ski Samnanger to begin salvage people.
After 40 minutes, light back. But right after the power was back, it went an avalanche on site.
– Report if you miss some, police said now.
The clock 18.43 police got Hordaland message that slopes had lost power. “All elevators are. They pick down people with scooter “, wrote a 2211-tipping to Bergens Tidende.
The ski lift is still closed at 21.15 o’clock Tuesday night.
– BKK says that power is unstable. They have not found error, so we will not start up again, says operations Preben Wallestad Hordaland police.
Approximately one hour after closing it went a landslide to the right move. Police ask those who might miss people from Eikedalen contact, but there’s been no such messages so far.
Additional much people
Tuesdays there is night skiing in Eikedalen, meaning that there was extra lot of people out skiing when the light disappeared.
– We have a critical situation. We do not have time to talk to you, all the monitoring center at the center could enlighten in 18.45 time.
– There are several thousand people on the slopes and large landslides, said operations manager Wallestad.
He adds later that none were stuck in lifts.
But the emergency services took no chances. In 2011 died two people in an avalanche in Eikedalen and earlier Tuesday released a man with horror when he was taken by landslides. Police sent off patrols from both Bergen and the local sheriff’s office.
Also 15 firefighter went to Eikedalen and avalanche dogs were called in.
– We have big, strong power supply on our cars and can light up. And then we have a rescue team in Fana who specialize in avalanches, which is also on the way, said guard commander at 110 exchange, Rune HOVLANDSDAL, just before 19 clock.
Do not know what fault caused
According to BKK sites, power went in Frøland, Kvittingen, Høysæter and Bordal, in addition to Eikedalen. The error was detected clock 18.09.
– We do not know what the error is due, but we have people on the way up, says pressevakt in BKK, Kirsten Oeystese.
Just before the clock 20 is Kvittingen , Høysæter and Bordal still without power.
Police announced earlier tonight about avalanche danger Gullfjellet. Where it went a landslide 15 o’clock which was triggered by skiers. No one was injured.
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