rescue teams are searching in the landslide, informs the police in Sørum Friday morning. The search will continue as long as there is daylight.
we have initiated investigation of the case, but it is too early to say if it has happened anything punishable, ” says seniorkommunikasjonsrådgiver Tonje Taylor in the East police to the NTB.
” Our first priority now is to find the anticipated casualties. Clarification around any responsibilities come at a later time, ” she says.
Questioned
The three who is believed to have lost their lives, three men from Lithuania respectively 43, 27 and 47 years, who was logging in the area. According to the police are the relatives notified. Already Thursday night, it was clear that it was not the hope of finding someone alive.
Three people came away from the landslide. The police interrogated two of them and is about to end the interrogation with a third party, who was slightly injured in the landslide, says Taylor.
at the same time, it is still unclear who the supposed deceased worked for.
the Landslide went on the property to gårdeier Hans-Ove Kirkeby, who also runs klatreparken High & Low in gårdsskogen next rasområdet.
Also a tractor disappeared in jordmassene.
– Warned in two years
the community of Sørum has repeatedly been warned about the danger of avalanches in the area, but without doing anything, claims master of science Stone H. Stokkebø.
I have not been receive recognition from the municipality. Zero has ever done, ” says Stokkebø to VG.
Sivilingeniøren, who owns the company Stokkebø Competanse including working with the ras and støysikring, erosjons and flood protection and environmental engineering, says to Romerikes Blad that he in one to two years has warned the municipality that such a thing could happen, with reference to a project he is engaged in.
I have seen warning signs in several places in this area, I have explained to the community of Sørum what’s going to happen, and why. Latest for only a short time ago summed up I this. I considered the danger that high that something would happen now in 2016, he says.
When NTB took contact Friday, he wanted not, however, elaborate on how the municipality has been warned and if he has sent written warnings.
– Grove claims
Neither the mayor of Sørum Marianne Grimstad Hansen could Friday say the warnings, the municipality has received, but reviews across the NTB Stokkebøs claims that “the grove”.
– This is very serious allegations. But right now, it’s all about to get control of the situation and secure the area for those who live there, and take care of the relatives, ” says Hansen of the NTB.
– Then we shall get to the bottom of what the municipality has done and what the warnings we have received, ” she says.
the Municipality crisis team on Thursday, put in new meetings on Friday morning.
– It is quite clear, is that this will take a long time, ” says Hansen.
through quick clay
the Landslide was at least 400 metres wide and almost 300 metres long. NVE, which now assist the municipality with advice, says that it was a kvikkleireskred.
Avalanche is composed of flowing blue clay and situated below the marine limit. On the Interpretation, it is surveyed the many and great instances of through quick clay, and it has previously gone several kvikkleireskred in the area, called it in a press release.
through quick clay is basically fixed, but if the camp is overloaded, can the structure clap together and leirpartiklene will float in the liberated water. The result is a kvikkleireskred.
Subject
Norway’s geographical undersøkelsers map (NGU) shows that the skredområdet is exposed for just leirskred and defined as hazard class 3 on a scale from 0 to 5.
Police ask the public to stay away from the rasområdet.
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