– Everything looks different. The forces of nature have just razed the entire area. On Monday afternoon, the alarm went off in several places in Vestland. Within a few hours, heavy rainstorms led to several landslides and landslides in the county. Silje Braastad from Bergen was told that a large landslide had occurred close to her cottage at Bavallen on Voss. E16 Nærøydalen, which lies between Voss and Flåm, was closed due to a huge landslide. The road is an important traffic artery between the East and the West. At Voss, nine cabins were destroyed in a large landslide. No one was injured in any of the landslides. The police received a report about the collapse at 16:21. The road is busy, but no cars were caught when it collapsed. This is what it looks like in the landslide area on Tuesday. Between 4,000 and 6,000 cubic meters of rock must be removed before the road can be opened. Landslide into the cabin When Braastad was informed of the collapse at the cabin, she got into the car and drove up to the cabin field, which is an hour and a half from Bergen. Silje Braastad has had a cabin at Voss for many years. She says she is not afraid to travel back, even though it was disgusting that her cabin was hit by a landslide. Photo: Private – I would never have been able to see what was happening to me. There were masses of soil far above the window sills and walls, says Braastad. The river overflowed: – Stood powerless and watched A city with torrential rain caused a river in the area to overflow its banks. Large amounts of water, rock, soil and mud rushed down the cabin area, says the daily manager of Voss Resort, Anna Bryn. This is what it looked like in the cabin area at Bavallen in Voss herad on Monday afternoon. Photo: Voss Resort – There were enormous forces at work. We stood powerless and watched as everything was destroyed within half an hour. Nine cabins were damaged by the collapse. Cabin owner Braastad says soil and slush came in through the window in the cabin. – It was completely extreme. The water has gone under the asphalt outside and lifted him up. The ground behind the cabin was torn away, she says. Braastad’s cabin got mud all the way up to the window. According to the owner, the door has become crooked and there is water damage inside. Photo: Cato Helldal Kristensen / news Over 20 millimeters of rain in a short time – Torrential rain means that there is more than 20 millimeters of precipitation within an hour. It’s a lot and can cause big problems. That’s why we issue a warning, says state meteorologist Bente Wahl. She says torrential rain can lead to major destruction, especially if it has rained a lot beforehand. – The soil is saturated and it takes little before rivers and streams overflow their banks. She says it is difficult to register torrential rain because it is often very local towns. In Myrkdalen, close to Voss, more than 20 millimeters of rain was still recorded in a couple of hours. – There is a lot of rainfall in a short time, states the meteorologist. It is possible that it has rained far more locally, she explains. This is what it looks like down by the landslide area on the E16 Nærøydalen on Tuesday. Photo: Statens Vegvesen E16 still closed E16 Nærøydalen, which lies between Voss and Flåm in Vestland, is still closed. – It will take a couple of days before we can open. We can determine that now, says construction manager Gaute Sekse. He says they have started the clean-up and will make a new assessment about opening on Wednesday afternoon. E16 is an important junction between east and west in Norway. Now the recommended detour is via highway 13 over Vikafjellet.
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E16 still closed after several landslides in Western Norway – news Vestland
