Earth shift hits Gat in Norwegian highway and railway line, one missing person
In Levanger, in the middle of Norway, a landslide has hit a hole in a highway and a railway line. Certainly one person is missing: it is a Danish man who was working at the scene of the landslide. It is assumed that he did not survive, emergency services say to .
Someone was also slightly injured when his car hit the water. The driver was taken out of the water and taken to the hospital.
Emergency services received the first report about the landslide around 8.45 am this morning. E6 highway, an important connection between the north and south of Norway, and the parallel railway line have been badly damaged. A house runs the risk of collapsing.
Shortly after the landslide, the Norwegian police gave an update on the search:
The cause of the landslide is still being investigated. In the area, the Norwegian rail manager Bane Nor worked on stabilizing the substrate.
Very unstable
At a press conference, the police reported that experts consider the affected area as very unstable. Local residents who have been evacuated from a few homes cannot return home for the time being. The road closures remain in force for an indefinite period.
Because the missing man was probably killed, the search has been converted into a salvage operation.