Evacuation in Northern Troms by large landslides – NRK

The police received the first reports of landslides clock 2.51. Three hours later three houses and three people were evacuated.

The area is scattered built, and several houses have been abandoned.

A breakwater, a quay and a wharf is raging at sea. Large masses have landed in the sea.

Rescuers are in place at rasstedet in North Troms.

Photo: Stian Power / nrk

– A geotechnologist is Sunday morning started to walk across landslide area to determine if there is a risk of further backsliding. A Sea King rescue helicopter from Banak is also in place, and it is still run searches at sea to determine if any were taken of the landslide, said operations manager Roy Tore Meier police in Tromso to NRK.

It is considered further measures after geoteknikeren made their assessments of the area.

Coast Guard ship “Senja” has arrived Sorkjosen to assist in efforts to investigate the area and secure items.

Detour via Finland

Vegmeldingssentralen informs that E6 not be opened Sunday. People must drive on through Finland on E8.

Nordreisa municipality has put crisis management. Contact Phone is: 90 20:59 66.

– If there is a need for health care, you GP practices in Kåfjord or Skjervøy contacted, said the municipality.

There have been very heavy rain in the North Troms in the last day, and meteorlogene and NVE had notified landslides and flooding.

Additional mapping of risk

NPRA are building new roads in the area there Sunday occurred landslides. Now NPRA started investigations of the reason for identifying risk.

– We have had geoteknikere on site since this morning, and during the Sunday we start well with additional soil surveys on site. Grunnborere are on their way in to make due borings at selected points, and the purpose is to identify and delineate the potential risk, says Stein Jonny Johansen who is project manager for NPRA Region North.

Road Administration says that it is also set out the measuring points in the terrain so that one can follow any movements in the soil in the area.

– In the first instance, we now emphasis on identifying the causes and scope. It is too early to assess whether our construction work may be associated with the slide, he said.