In Norway, a huge’sinkhole’ occurs due to a landslide in the village of Askk. AP=Yonhap News
A large-scale landslide occurred in a Norwegian village with about 5,000 inhabitants, killing 10 people and missing 11 people, including children. In addition, 900 residents were evacuated due to the risk of a landslide.
According to the Associated Press and Norwegian public broadcaster NRK on the 30th (local time), the landslide occurred in the town of Gzerdrum Ask, about 25km northeast of Oslo, the capital of Norway. The police learned of the occurrence of a landslide at around 4 a.m. on the day of a report from residents.
In particular, as the ground collapsed due to a landslide, sinkholes were created, and several houses were sucked in, causing more than 20 residents to injure or disappear. On the same afternoon, three more houses collapsed in a sinkhole.
In Norway, a huge’sinkhole’ occurs due to a landslide in the village of Askk. AP=Yonhap News
Police spokesman Roger Petersen said, “There are residents trapped in the affected area, but we don’t know if all 11 missing people are there.”
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg visited the accident site and met with reporters, saying, “It is impossible to do any rescue work other than the search for helicopters.” Rescue work can take a long time.”
The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Management Agency (NVE) told reporters that the landslide is what it calls “quick clay slides.”
Quick clay is a clay that can lose its strength and change from solid to liquid when disturbed by earthquakes. It is observed in Norway, Sweden and Russia. A lot of this clay is also distributed in the Esque area, and it has been reported that a landslide has occurred before.
In Norway, a huge’sinkhole’ occurs due to a landslide in the village of Askk. AP=Yonhap News
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