Autumn is knocking on the door and it is time for a new school year. Monday is the big start for students all over the country. But not all places are ready for an influx of students. Sør-Aurdal secondary school in Valdres is unable to start today, because there has been a serious flood situation at the school and in the surrounding areas. 20-30 centimeters of water Monday is instead moving day for the secondary school – a temporary solution will be to move to a closed school a couple of miles away, in Begnadalen. But even if the closed school can be used, a great deal of preparation is required. And there has been too little time to make it to the start of school. Inspector at the school Charlotte Kulterud says it is a special sight that meets her at the school. – There has been a flood, and there has been water in every room. 20–30 centimeters perhaps. So here all rooms are completely destroyed. The floor is rippled with damage from the flood. – It is not possible to be here. We have thrown ourselves around very quickly, and are starting up at a disused school in the neighboring village. We start there in a week, next Monday. INSPECTOR: Charlotte Kulterud has had a busy start in her new job as inspector. Photo: Alexander Nordby / news Student: – It’s sad. Several students help with the moving work, and 15-year-old Ask Bergum Thorsrud is among those who help. He will start the 10th grade this autumn, and says it is special to stand in his destroyed classroom. – It’s sad then. It gets a bit tiring commuting to the other school. For him and many of the other students, it will be a considerably longer journey. But the school day will be slightly shifted due to the length of the journey. He is happy about that. – Fortunately, we don’t start school that early, so I don’t have to get up extra early in the morning. MOVING: Several 10th graders at Sør-Aurdal secondary school have been hired by the municipality to help move equipment to the closed school in Begnadalen which has not been affected by floods. From left: Finn Snel, Nicklas Bratvold Nybråten and Ask Bergum Thorsrud. Photo: Alexander Nordby / news Wanted to stand up for the school He says it was a matter of course to stand up as he was among those who were asked to help, albeit with payment. – I wanted to run for my school. So I take the job I get. I have nothing else to do. The inspector, who has recently started his job, is pleased with the contribution from the pupils. – That’s very good. We called and asked, and the students were very positive, everyone was ready straight away. We are very grateful for that. CLOSED: It is this closed school in Begnadalen that the secondary school students get as their new place of learning. Here is the principal Per Tørris Holde. Photo: Alexander Nordby / news Don’t know what is happening to the school Several houses and garages in Sør-Aurdal were damaged as a result of Hans. A hundred people were evacuated from their homes. The big question now is what will happen to the school that has been affected by the flood. Marit Hougsrud, the mayor of Sør-Aurdal, says it is too early to say anything definitive about that matter. MAYOR: Marit Hougsrud says it is too early to say what will happen to the flood-hit school. Photo: Alexander Nordny / news – What needs to happen is for the insurance company to get an overview of the damage, we know too little about that. As she sees it, there are now two options. – Either we have to repair the damage, or the building is so damaged that we simply have to build a new one. She says it must be looked at as quickly as possible. – I know that the company is on the case, and then the municipality and the insurance company have to talk together. It is in everyone’s interest that this happens quickly and that we get started.
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In Sør-Aurdal, the start of school has been postponed due to floods and the storm Hans – news Innlandet – Local news, TV and radio
