The case in summary • No injuries have been recorded after the night’s storm in Southern Norway, but several boats have suffered and over 20,000 electricity customers are without power.• The police have received around 50 inquiries about trees and poles that have fallen in the wind.• The road network in Southern Norway is affected by the storm, and work is being done to clear roads and restore the power supply.• The train section between Moi and Egersund is closed due to trees in the track and damaged cables.• The police urge people to avoid dangerous situations and not risk life and health to save material things. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. – The night has been characterized by weather and wind, says operations manager Knut Odde in the Agder police district. The storm has caused many households to lose power. Just before 10 o’clock on Saturday morning, there were 20,855 electricity customers in Sørlandet without power, according to Glitre Energi’s overview. The police have received around 50 inquiries during the night about trees and poles that the wind has knocked over. The operations manager has the following appeal to people: – People must not expose themselves to dangerous situations. Stay away from the sea and the waves, and anything that could put you in danger. Do not risk life and health to save material things. It has happened with some boats last night, but it is not worth risking your health to save them, he says. The storm has damaged the roof of a garage at Nyli in Arendal. Photo: Eivind Vigsnes No injuries No injuries were reported last night. But at Justvik boat harbor in Kristiansand, an outrigger had come loose and dragged three boats with it. – A number of boats have worn out and suffered extensive damage. The fireboat was out in Justvik marina to try to save the boats, but they had no chance in the wind and waves. The boats were lying down and hitting the shore, says Odde. Tree overturned on Flekkerøy in Kristiansand. Photo: Jan Magne Henriksen / TYipser The road network in Southern Norway is affected by the storm. – There are a number of trees across the road, but there are many crews out to clear them. It is important that people who drive pay extra attention – because the trees can come on suddenly, says Odde. He asks people to be patient. Work is being done at full speed to get the roads ready. Road users are asked to call the road traffic center on 175 or the police if you see trees or posts lying across the road. – If you have no knowledge of this, leave the trees alone and report it, urges the police. The operations manager expects reports of more injuries and incidents when daylight arrives. Damage to a house on Flekkerøy in Kristiansand. Photo: Jan Magne Henriksen / Tipser Sørlandsbanen closed between Moi and Egersund The storm in Sørlandet means that the train section between Moi and Egersund is closed pending cleaning of the track. – Several trees are in the track. Damaged cables have also been found on the section, writes Go-Ahead, which operates Sørlandsbanen, on Saturday morning. Trains departing from Stavanger at 6.47 to Oslo have been cancelled. The company refers to the next train departing at 8.47am. The train runs from Stavanger to Egersund. From Egersund there will be a bus for the train to Moi, where a new set of trains awaits. The same applies to the train that leaves Kristiansand at 9.05. – Clean-up work is underway. New update at 10.00, writes Bane Nor about the situation on Sørlandsbanen. A large tree has fallen in the park in the center of Kristiansand. Photo: Hans Erik Weiby / news Extreme weather Over 22,000 electricity customers were still without power at 6 o’clock on Saturday morning. – This is extreme, says Petter Tollefsen, head of operations and maintenance at Glitre Nett. The company has been on yellow alert since Friday morning. They have also called out extra crew. On Friday evening, several solar panels blew down from the roof of Handelens hus in the center of Kristiansand. Photo: Christina Hårvik Nieuwlaat / news The number of customers without electricity has gone up and down through Friday and the night to Saturday. Just before 06:00 on Saturday morning, the number was 21,700. Hi! Do you have any pictures or tips about the storm, or suggestions for other matters that we at news Sørlandet should check out? Feel free to send me an email!
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