In this case, you can read about: Many roads are closed In Østfold, a number of roads are closed as a result of the heavy rain Saturday and night to Sunday. The roads in Indre Østfold are particularly hard hit. At least ten stretches of road are closed due to flooding. Highway 7 near Nesbyen will most likely be closed due to flooding, and water that continues to rise. Drone images from Nesbyen show the road that is about to be flooded. Photo: Tore Haraldset There is also greatly reduced access on the E6 near Abildsø in Oslo. There was a landslide across the road on the night of Sunday. – A geotechnician has assessed the landslide area and concludes that there are very unstable soil masses on the site. A new assessment of the situation will be made on Tuesday morning, says construction manager in the Swedish Roads Administration Kim Eirik Kongshaug in a press release. – Leave the car parked if you do not absolutely have to drive, urges the National Road Administration. Here, a landslide has gone over the E6 at Abildsø in Oslo. Photo: Elisabeth Gundersen / Norwegian Public Roads Administration Train trouble in several places The water is also creating major challenges for train traffic on Sunday. Among other things, the Hovedbanen is closed due to flooding at Bryn station. The Spikkestadbanen is also closed, and the Bergensbanen is closed between Ål and Geilo. There are also problems on the Østfold railway near Hauketo. The trains run, at a slower speed. – We are dependent on the water receding, so we can repair the damage that has occurred, says press officer Gunnar Børseth in Bane Nor. He says they have all crews out, doing what they can. On the Gjøvik line between Oslo S and Gran, there are also large amounts of water on the tracks that affect train traffic. – But if there is more rain, the problems could last for a while, and that could affect train traffic on Monday, says Børseth. Latest news about traffic The traffic situation is constantly changing. If you plan to drive or take the train beyond Sunday, you can get the latest news about your route here: The Swedish Road Administration’s traffic map gives you the latest news about the status of the roads around the country. On Bane Nor’s website you will find the latest news about how the storm is affecting train traffic. A number of roads are closed as a result of the rain. The picture was taken at 16.25. Photo: Skjermbilde / Statens vegvesen A lot of rain In the last 24 hours, there has been a lot of rain over large parts of Eastern Norway. – There was some precipitation early in the day yesterday, but it was particularly from last night that the intensity increased, says on-duty meteorologist Per Egil Haga. In Oslo, Akershus and up towards Gudbrandsdalen, there has been up to 40-50 millimeters of rain in several places. But the most precipitation came in Østfold, according to the meteorologist: Ørje: 96.3 millimeters. Rakkestad: 64.7 millimeters. Strømsfoss lock: 61 millimetres. – When there is so much rainfall in a relatively short time, there will be problems with runoff. Then a lot of water is left on the ground, and especially in depressions in the terrain. There will also be a large flow of water in the waterways, says Haga. Danger of floods and landslides For parts of the Drammensvassdraget, the flood warning level has been raised to red. – We do this because we see that the water level in the big lakes is rising again now. They will reach red level during tomorrow. This is due to the heavy rain from the night to today, and the water is now being transported downstream from the rivers to these lakes, says Elin Langsholt at NVE’s flood warning to news. She asks people to keep their distance from the rivers. – There is a lot of landslide-prone terrain along these flood-sized rivers that can erupt, says Langsholt. In addition to the torrential rain of the last day, there has been a lot of rain throughout the summer. – The ground is quite saturated. This leads to the consequences being even greater, especially when considering landslides, says meteorologist Per Egil Haga. In Ål in Hallingdal, around 100 residents have been evacuated due to the risk of landslides:
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Large amounts of rainfall affect traffic in Eastern Norway – news Oslo and Viken – Local news, TV and radio
