Has removed a quarter of the water from Harbardsbreen – Dagbladet.no

Hydro Energy has removed over a quarter of the water from the glacier Harbardsbreen to prevent flooding down Fortunsdalen head of Lustrafjorden.

– According to measurements from Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) has removed 1.5 million cubic meters of water a total of 6 million cubic meters of water during the past day. We follow a template from 2010 when we had a similar jökulhlaup, and we expect that there will be more water from the glacier the next day, said Johnny Bruheim Hydro Energy in Sogn og Fjordane said.

Less risk

Saturday, Hydro Energy and NVE a new inspection of the glacier by helicopter to see how much water has disappeared from the glacier.

Bruheim believes that it is now going to be good capacity to take water quantities, and that it reduces the risk of flooding. But there is still a risk that the amount of water will be so large that you get an uncontrolled flood of Harbardsbreen and down Fortunsdalen head of Lustrafjorden.

No evacuated

The situation was stable on Friday night . Currently, no residents were evacuated as a result of possible floods and landslides.

– We have contingency plans, but they are not yet implemented, said operations manager Per Rimmer in Sogn og Fjordane police NTB Saturday.

The police have sent out notice to those who live in Skjolden and upwards Fortunsdalen, that it could happen within the next day.

(NTB)