– We report orange now because we have very high temperatures in the mountains and snow melting, says Inger Karin Engen duty hydrologist at flood alert in NVE.
According to Engen, the major water flow is likely to remain on an orange level the next three days.
“There will be continued hot weather, also in the high mountains, and the expected further increase water flow due. snowmelt, “writes the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) and raises vigilance level to orange in the coming days. It is the next highest of the four levels on the scale.
Greater preparedness in Odda
Odda Mayor John Opdal (H) says that oddingene is prepared for what may happen.
– I look at weather stations that water rises and rises. Odda above the water started going up on farmland. It is so far nothing abnormal in it, but we supplied. The bridge collapsed in October is rebuilt. If the water keeps rising, we will close the bridge, says Opdal.
The municipality closed this afternoon that Hjøllobrua because of the high water flow. The bridge will initially be closed until Monday.
The major flood from last year sitting in for oddingene.
– It was a traumatic experience for many in October made but NVE done much good work in the river and secured it. The assurance they have done to do that there may be 300 cubic per second without risk. We are some distance away from it now, says Opdal.
The municipality has prepared for the flood could come again.
– Emergency preparedness has been strengthened. We have several teams with a good guard plan. We had a meeting in the municipal crisis guild last week. All is in readiness and well prepared, should something happen, says Opdal.
– Worse Voss and Odda
The forecast applies parts of the counties of Aust-Agder, Buskerud, Hordaland, More og Romsdal, Oppland, Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane and Telemark.
The Directorate writes that the warm weather continues, even in the mountains, waiting continued increase in water flow. Orange corresponding flood of between five and femtiårsnivå and “may cause widespread flooding and flood damage in vulnerable areas.”
NVE notes that regulation of water flow may seem flood control, and that the notification thus not necessarily apply regulated watercourses.
– The waterways where there is no regulation reservoir will have the biggest water course. Elva Vosso Voss and Opoelva in Odda are examples of rivers that receive the largest water course.
– weather becomes imperative
According hydro logen it is at this stage no reason to believe that the flood alert will reach a red level.
– Now is the weather that determines what happens next beyond the three days we have warned for.
– There is certainly no reason to believe it being near as bad as the flood we had last year, says Engen.
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