Here lived seven guests in the night – Dagbladet.no

Here lived seven guests in the night – Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet): The flood that rages in Nord-Trondelag, has not only affected transport and communications hard. At Cottage facility Namsen grassed Grong are several buildings completely destroyed after being flooded.

– We had seven overnight guests there who had to get out. In addition, they had parked their cars towed – we barely managed to save them before the water reached the engines, telling cabin tunets CEO and principal owner Jon Ivar Moe Dagbladet.

Do not come up

Although he was warned about flooding in 06 o’clock, but did not get up to Namsen grassed before 10 o’clock, because of floods that several hours shut E6 completely by Fossland between Grong and cottage resort.

Now it remains to wait until the waters recede before the damage can be determined. But already it is clear that values ​​for many thousands of dollars are lost.

– Two overnattingshus and six or seven so-called entertainment scene is affected. These are also undermined by water and has been sentence injuries, Moe says.

Continuing operations

He said that Namsen grassed despite the extensive damage can continue operations; facility consists of two distinct departments, and the latest is untouched by the flood.

– But we had to cancel a course and conference which should have been held today; participants came not up here, Moe says.

Now he stands in front of a formidable reconstruction job.

– We come out of it with our feet on the ground. It gets a lot of work, but I’m glad no lives were lost.

flooded due to river Namsen during the last two days has risen to six feet above normal level. The reason is, according to Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate heavy rainfall combined with snowmelt and ice drift. Night until tomorrow expected lower water level due to less rainfall.