the Clock 15.45 on Thursday afternoon, police were notified that a landslide had gone in Asakveien in Sørum municipality, in the vicinity of a klatrepark.
the Landslide had a width of 400 metres and was almost 300 metres long.
Six forestry workers worked on a farm nearby and stayed in the area where the slide went.
the Three of them came out and they reported to the police that they missed three colleagues.
– The one that got out damaged by a tree that fell over him, ” says Hammer.
Looking after the casualties
a Little over half past eight on Thursday evening lit the police that three persons are reported missing and presumed dead.
The most important thing now is to get notified the next of kin, ” says innsatsleder Knut Hammer
at 21: 00 on Thursday evening said politiadvokat Åsmund Yli in the standings in the East to Aftenposten that the three supposed victims most likely are lithuanians.
We work with to get clarified identity now, ” says Yli.
A house was evacuated, and a tractor are supposed to have been taken by the landslide. According to the rb.no, there have been roadworks in the area.
the community of Sørum has established kriseledelse and work with the handling of the situation, ” says the mayor of Sørum, Marianne Grimstad Hansen, in a statement on the municipality page website.
To resume the search Friday morning
Before leteaksjonen was closed for the evening said innsatsleder Knut Hammer to Aftenposten that 13 people from the rescue party should do a limited search with the dogs where the slide stopped.
Police and rescue crews completed later Thursday evening work for the day. In a press release they write that it is because of an overall evaluation of conditions at the site.
They will resume the search Friday morning if conditions allow. Politiadvokat Åsmund Yli said the area will be kept cordoned off through the night.
– Currently, it is too early to say anything about the causes of the landslide, ” says Yli.
the Police have put the excavators to enter these in the search as soon as the area is cleared from the geologists.
It has not been possible for the rescuers to go into the rasområdet Thursday night, because kvikkleiremassene still have been in motion.
Road 256 is closed from both sides due to the landslide.
No results found with heat-seeking camera
on Thursday evening, were made in the search from a helicopter with searchlights without result.
– We have applied with a heat-seeking camera from the helicopter. We have not received any impact either from the tractor or from the three people, ” says Hammer.
Knut Hammer says the six people who stayed in the area were forestry workers who worked on a farm in the vicinity.
– The one that got out damaged by a tree that fell over him, ” says Hammer.
Around the clock 18.30 came the two geologists from the NGI which was with politihelikopteret up to consider the masses and the danger of new avalanches.
the Landslide has gone down in a river valley, which, according to the Norwegian geological survey deferred for kvikkleireskred.
Mayor: Important to safeguard the residents in the area
the Mayor of Sørum municipality says the most important thing is to secure the citizens in the sections of the area.
the Municipality’s kriseledelse in the initial phase, used the time to get overview of the situation. The municipality has kriseteamet at the place where the affected are collected to assist in the work. It is important for us now is to secure our citizens who live in the area, while the police lead the rescue effort, says mayor Marianne Grimstad Hansen in Sørum kommune in Akershus, norway.
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