A quay on stilts in Breivik in Hasvik municipality has been taken by the storm. Wreckage lies and floats in the sea, and is washed up on land. Wreckage is washed ashore. Photo: Britt Martinsen This belongs to Camp Halibut, which operates tourist fishing on Sørøya in Hasvik municipality. – It is extremely demanding, because there is a lot of work and a lot of money that will be spent from now on, says Daniel Eriksson, general manager of Camp Halibut. Eriksson had just returned home to Sweden after a long season, but must now travel back north due to the devastation. Should be fixed next year The daily manager says that they did not use the quay now, but that they had plans to restore it. – But we haven’t had the money, the company is doing better and better, but we haven’t had the financial opportunity to renovate it yet. The plan was to do it next year. So it’s very difficult, he says and adds: – It’s Northern Norway, a lot of weather and a lot of wind, so you have to take that into account, says Eriksson. According to the general manager, they planned to restore the quay by next year. Photo: Britt Martinsen Report of personal injury Mayor of Hasvik municipality, Lars Hustad, states that they have received several reports of personal injury and material damage in the municipality due to the storm in Vest-Finnmark. The person who was injured is being cared for by health care. Hustad states that he does not know the reason why the person needed health care. Hustad says that high water levels combined with high water levels lead to more damage to buildings and quay facilities along Sørøya. Due to the strong wind and high water level, there is little the municipality can do. Safety is something that is in focus. – We are waiting to check the damage status until the weather has calmed down, says the Hasvik mayor. On Wednesday, the municipality also received a message from Nkom that there was damage to the telecommunications network on Sørøya. In Hammerfest there was a strong wind in the middle of the day. Photo: Gerd Hagen The ambulance boat affected The direction of the wind also hits Loppa municipality hard. In Øksfjord in Loppa municipality, the gangway to the quay for the medical transport boats has been destroyed. The gangway to the quay where the medical transport boat is located has been destroyed. Photo: Magnor Kårsgård According to Mats Martinsen, general manager of Loppa medical transport boats, they are working to get the facility repaired. – We do not know how much damage there is. I’m not here now. But what we do know is that they have suffered some damage to the quay facility and that they are now desperately working to stabilize what is there, says Martinsen. They are now working on repairing the gangway. Photo: MAGNOR KÅRSGÅRD In addition, the road is closed in several places in the municipality because high seas have thrown stones into the roadway. In Øksfjord, the sea throws stones up onto the road. Photo: Jostein Rosenlund Published 14.11.2024, at 14.03 Updated 14.11.2024, at 14.18
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