3rd body found in Norwegian landslide; 7 still missing
The landslide in the village of Ask is the worst in modern Norwegian history and has shocked citizens in the Nordic nation. Flattened homes lie covered in snow as rescue crews work with a dog in the landslide area at Ask, Gjerdrum, Norway January 2, 2021. Over 1,000 people have been evacuated, and officials said up to 1,500 people may be moved from the area amid fears of further landslides. Spokeswoman Toril Hofshagen from the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate called the landslide unique in its destruction. "Not since 1893 has there been a quick clay landslide of this dimension in Norway," Hofshagen told the media on Saturday.
cbsnews.comNorway landslide buries homes in mud; 10 people still missing
Rescuers were using helicopters, drones and dogs on Thursday to scan unstable ground the day after a major landslide destroyed homes in a village close to the Norwegian capital of Oslo. Homes were crushed and buried in dense, dark clay that was still too unstable on Thursday for rescuers to access on foot, the Reuters news agency reported. A rescue helicopter flies over the landslide site in Ask, Norway, December 31, 2020 as the search for the missing continues. A rescue helicopter view shows the aftermath of a landslide at a residential area in Ask village, about 40km north of Oslo, Norway December 30, 2020. Quick clay is a sort of clay found in Norway and Sweden that can collapse and turn to fluid when overstressed.
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