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Post subject: Norway experience a massive landslidePosted: December 30th, 2020, 7:08 pm
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https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2020/12/ ... in-norway/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/21-missin ... -1.5857249
https://www.voanews.com/europe/landslid ... naccounted
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55484627


- 10 hurt, 1 critically
- 12 people missing at the moment, among them kids
- happen in early morning, while people was sleeping
- around 500 evacuated but they are considering to evacuating up to 1500
- All available emergency resources have been deployed
- Military is assisting, mainly with fuel trucks for helicopters and search and rescue, including dogs
- No people can go in the area, all rescue is being done from helicopters
- Home Guard have mobilized 120-140 soldiers and are securing the area for the police
- Military is providing with additional helicopters + a P3 Orion (due to size of area and it is also carrying heat-seeking cameras, that they use when rescuing people at sea)
- Sweden is sending in rescue experts as well, that are specialist in rescue on unstable grounds, and they are saying the will probably send more help.
- around 12+ building is hit, but the landslide is still going on, and at the moment, some houses that are on the edge are collapsing

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Post subject: Re: Norway experience a massive landslidePosted: December 30th, 2020, 7:12 pm
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2020... year that keeps on giving. :(

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