Twelve apartments in the Gruvedalen in Longyearbyen is being evacuated because it is discovered cracking in the slope above.
On the basis of professional advice from skredekspertise we have therefore decided to evacuate the residents in these apartments until the ground has stabilised, says the sysselmann Kjerstin Askholt.
Kommunikasjonsrågiver from the governor, Terje Carlsen, says to VG that evakueringene shall be completed within the clock 18.
– There is no immediate danger that something would slip out, but it was for safety’s sake. It should be investigated in more detail in the morning, ” says Carlsen.
as long As the evacuation lasts will be living and traffic in the area.
Those who need to provide housing get help with it. Many arrange it yourself, and only a minority needed help, ” he says.
Svalbard in the last year: the Ten houses taken by the avalanche – two were killed
Must meet for the registration
Those who are evacuated, meet at the evacuation – and pårørendesenteret on a row in the Longyearbyen kulturhus for registration.
the Apartments that are being evacuated, is located in the road 232.
From before is 140 people, including 86 students, evacuated in Longyearbyen. The evacuation came as a result of the large amounts of rain and strong winds. The storm has triggered several smaller avalanches on the west side of Spitsbergen.
Ras took the dog shelter
Parts of the byhundegården is destroyed, but no dogs came to harm, according to the Governor. Also this area is evacuated and cordoned off.
According to the Meteorological department, it was measured 41,7 millimeters precipitation at Svalbard airport, 47,2 millimeters at Isfjord radio, and 86,8 millimeters in Ny-Ålesund.
because of The unusually mild temperature for the season has the heavy precipitation came as rain and not snow.
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