Norwegian Health Network currently has two ongoing fault situations between Tromsø and Bodø, they report on their own website. They operate the services helsenorge.no, core journal and e-prescription. Two out of three available guideways are currently out of service. They assume that the error is linked to the storm. – The consequence of this is that we have a risk of a total break in the main network between Tromsø and Bodø. Norsk helsennett writes that such a breach will have consequences for access to national services in the north. The cable network links healthcare institutions together. Health information cannot be sent over the internet, but must be sent through closed networks to safeguard information security. As a result, the digital record system, which is linked to cloud solutions, and other internal communication systems are at risk of breaking down. At 17:40 Norsk helsennett reports that they are working to correct the one error. They expect to finish at 19. Damages at UNN Harstad. Photo: Simen Loholt/iHarstad / NTB Parts of hospital roof torn off On Thursday, parts of the roof came loose from the University Hospital of Northern Norway in Harstad. The hospital is on red alert. – Larger parts of the building appear to be damaged than first thought, and it is uncertain how this will affect ordinary operations in the next few hours, UNN reports. No one should be injured. The police have cordoned off the area around the hospital and are restricting traffic, they say. Parts of the roof at UNN Harstad blew away on Thursday. Building masses landed, among other things, on the helicopter landing pad. Photo: Henrik Einangshaug / news UNN canceled all scheduled classes for the rest of the day on Thursday. Assistant state administrator in Troms and Finnmark Bård Pedersen says at 3pm on Thursday that the situation at UNN Harstad is still unclear. – A worst-case scenario is that you have to start taking patients out of the hospital. It will be quite demanding, but we are not there yet. Assistant state administrator in Troms and Finnmark Bård Pedersen. Photo: Trygve Grønning / news – We are following the situation continuously and are in continuous contact with the crisis management at the hospital now, says Pedersen. Now the storm is moving north. At midnight it will hit northeast Finnmark. – The worst has probably come to the south of Troms, but there is still a wind strength and gusts that are noticeable and can be dangerous, says Pedersen. Making plans for operations Operations manager at UNN Harstad Gina Johansen tells news that they do not yet know the consequences of the damage to the building. So far, it has not been possible to get on the roof to assess the damage. Operations manager at UNN Harstad Gina Johansen. Photo: Trygve Grønning For several hours after 12 o’clock the hospital was closed. No patients, visitors or staff were allowed to move in or out of the hospital. At 16:20, the hospital states that patients and relatives are allowed to leave the hospital, but that the employees are still being held back. Employees going on evening shifts struggle to reach the hospital due to closed roads. Johansen fears that water may seep into the building. This may have consequences for operations in the future. – We want to be able to rotate patients internally at the hospital, and we are making plans for that. – Were you at the hospital yourself when it happened? – Yes, I was at the hospital, and we saw that boards, insulation and various materials flew off the roof. Photo: HENRIK EINANGSHAUG – Very dramatic Head of the union at UNN Harstad, Rita Vestgård, tells news: – It was very dramatic. As soon as the wind started blowing, the roof flew off the seventh floor. A patient told news early on Thursday afternoon that ceiling tiles are strewn around a large area at the hospital: – Large tiles flew past my window on the 5th floor, and ceiling tiles are strewn around a large area, and we have all been told to stay put calm in the hospital for the time being. Trine Bergland in the Nurses Association represents the employees in the municipality, including in home care. – After twelve, they haven’t been out with patients, they simply haven’t gotten out. They have been calling and trying to get hold of people, and then they have created a crisis route, in case they need help from the Civil Defense to get out to patients. The hospital in Harstad is on red alert after the storm tore roof tiles from the building. The police: Stay inside On Thursday, the police sent out an emergency warning to the municipality’s residents. The storm is the remains of the extreme weather “Ingunn”, which has ravaged the coast northwards from Vestland since Wednesday. – Due to the strong wind, there is a lot of building material on roads in the center of Harstad. Exercise caution and stay indoors if possible until further notice. Seek information and follow advice from the authorities, the police report. Both in Troms and Finnmark, the police ask people to stay inside and take the weather conditions into account. – Those who can postpone the drive and planned activities should do so, says chief of staff Tarjei Sirma-Tellefsen in the Finnmark police district. The storm is expected to hit the county this afternoon. – We don’t know how powerful it will be here, but when we see how it has been elsewhere, it is important to adapt activities and tasks to the situation. Weather report from Husøy on Senja Airport closed The airport in Tromsø is closed until 9 p.m., reports VG. Several flights have been cancelled. Nordlys reports that an SAS flight bound for Copenhagen left the street at 13:24, and is still standing north of the airport. The same applies to a Norwegian flight that was going to Oslo. Marte Lindi, district editor at news Finnmark, was actually supposed to travel to Alta on a plane at 15:40. She is sitting in the departure hall. There are a lot of people waiting, but not chaotically. – It’s full everywhere. There are constant messages about new flights that have been canceled and people who have to go down to collect their luggage because they have been rebooked, says Lindi. Tromsø Airport on Thursday afternoon. Photo: Marte Lindi / news She does not know what the situation is like at the service desk, where those whose flights have been canceled are sent. Lindi does not know if she will make it to Alta tonight. – The latest is that they are working on rebooking us. There’s a flight later tonight, but I don’t know if we’ll make it. Several stretches of road are also closed, including the E6 over Gratangsfjellet. The same applies to Kvænangsfjellet. Check vegvesent.no for updated information. South of Senja, villages are isolated. This applies to Sifjord, Medby and Grunnfarnes. news’s Christer Johnsgård reports from the outer side of Kvaløya in Tromsø where there was very strong wind on Thursday. The wall disappeared from the sports hall This is what it looked like inside the Hålogalandshallen after several wall panels were blown away in the storm: Photo: Jan Hugo Berg – We were outside the building and were securing something else, and then a strong rossa came and loosened two of the walls at the football hall in Harstad, says hall master for Hålogalandshallen Jan Hugo Berg. Berg says that they had to drop everything they had in their hands and escape to safety. – It took so long that we were unable to get out and secure the loose items. They flew every which way. He points out that the hall is quite centrally located in Harstad, and that there were people in the area. – We were worried that someone might get hit by something. Hålogalandshallen in Harstad was damaged in the storm. Photo: Henrik Einangshaug / news They therefore contacted the emergency services. – It’s so dense with snow that we can’t actually see if we’ve managed to secure all the loose objects, he tells news just after 1pm. Thousands without power According to the online company Noranett, 9,800 electricity customers are without power in Nordre Hålogaland in 13- the time. – Right now we are in the middle of the worst weather situation for many years, says network director at Noranett, Øyvind Strøm to news. You can follow the electricity situation in these areas on Noranett’s website.
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