Extreme landslides: Red danger level for Little Man – TV 2

The increased speed of the movements in Little man at mountain party man og Romsdal due to heavy rainfall, and it is reported more precipitation in the future.

– the movements are now up in the day speeds of 10 centimeters per day in the upper part, according to NVE in an update on Tuesday night.

the movements are recorded both in tension installed up in the mountains and measurements from radar standing down by Lyngheim in Romsdal.

– It takes some time from precipitation on the surface penetrates into the mountains and affect stability and movement. We therefore expect increased movements during the evening and night, says NVE.

The speed in the lower part of the mountain is more stable.

– There is still the upper reaches of Little Man Who shows large movements and therefore it is most likely that we get a smaller landslide here that will not threaten buildings and railway. The movements in the lower part is relatively low, about 0.5 millimeters per day, according to NVE.

You hear rumblings in the mountains

On Tuesday evening monitors civil defense activities in the mountains.

– We heard movement in the mountains, and there have been a few innings with ras. It’s not talking about something big, but we hear good bouldering on the hillside, says lagfører Kaj Roger Gråberg in Civil Defence Tuesday night.

Civil Defence logs breeds they hear and report to the police.

evacuation

There are three colors of danger scale to NVE: Green, orange and red.

Head of Section for fjellskredovervåkinga in NVE, Lars Blikra, told Åndalsnes Avis that red danger level means evacuation. Nine people, divided into three households have been evacuated.

– Most of the animals are grazing on the mountain, and twelve sheep and two horses were left at the farm, says Chief of Staff Thorry Åkernes police in More og Romsdal TV 2 Tuesday afternoon.

– Everybody wants a landslide to go

Mayor Lars Olav Hustad (H) in Rauma say they have gradually built up good practices on how the situation should be handled.

– There is a serious and stressful situation for those evacuated. We in readiness doing our job, but the rest of the village draws little shoulders, says Hustad.

– Is it true that you almost hoping for a landslide?

– Anyone want a landslide to go. It sounds harsh, but we want it to go and that it should come to a halt before it reaches the buildings. But it is nature that reigns, says Hustad.

Raumabanen closed

Just foothill party goes railway and European highway 136. Rail Administration says that Rauma Railway between Dombås and Åndalsnes is closed, while Europe road is not closed.

little man is a relatively small but very active portion of the unstable rock party man in Romsdal.

while the annual movements of man (outside little man) represents a few centimeters a year, the most active part of Little man changed somewhat over one m last year.