The E16 is blocked by the rockslide that occurred at Fretheim in Aurland municipality at 00:56 on Saturday night. – There is no indication that people or cars have been taken by the landslide, says operations manager Jørgen Ommedal in the West police district to news. The site is between the two tunnels Fretheimtunnelen and Onstadtunnelen, where there are no buildings. Heard the landslide The rock slide came from a great height and went far into the sea. Photo: private The landslide came from a great height, crossed the road and went into the sea. John Håland, who lives in Flåm, took a picture of the landslide. He says “it rumbled well”. After there was a small landslide in the area earlier on Friday, the Road Administration’s people have been on the scene. A walkway blocked off. They are sure that no people or cars have been lost in the new, larger landslide, says the police operations manager. Took power lines with it The rock avalanche took several power lines with it. This led to a fire in the terrain and a lot of smoke. According to the police, the flames have now died out. The area is currently too unsafe for the emergency services and the Road Administration’s people to have been able to move into the crash site. It will only happen after daylight has arrived and a geologist has assessed the risk of more landslides. Five neighbors evacuated A total of five residents have been evacuated after the landslide. When daylight arrives, the geologist must assess the landslide site and the further landslide hazard. E16 between Flåm and Aurland is completely closed until further notice. There is a detour via Rv 7 over Hardangervidda.
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E16 closed in Flåm after large rock slide – house evacuated – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
