On Sunday, the warning service Varsom sent out an orange flood warning in Eastern Norway. In Randsfjorden, Tyrifjorden and Sperillen, the warning has been upgraded to a red level. People who live near Randsfjorden, Tyrifjorden and Spreillen are advised to stay away from rivers and streams with large water flows. On Monday, there is a red danger warning for parts of the Drammensvassdraget. Photo: VARSOM.NO Yesterday, residents of Nesbyen in Hallingdal had to evacuate again due to large amounts of water and the risk of landslides. Mayor of Hallingdal Tore Haraldset says that the municipality declared a state of emergency yesterday. – I am an optimist today, since we have had two weeks of such a big flood, so we are very excited about how it looks now that the water is going down, says Haraldset. Roads that are closed National Highway 7 between Bromma in Nesbyen and Gol. Recommended detour via E16 or F40 Nummedal. E134 between Steinbergveien bridge in Drammen and Loe bridge in Øvre Eiker. Fylkesvei 2708 Mjøndalen is closed in the direction of Mjøndalen. County road 53 Årøni between Årdalstangn and Naddvik. Source: Vegtrafikksentralen Column driving on national highway 7 due to flooding. Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB Train sections affected Monday morning was characterized by delays and divisions on several train sections. The Sørlandsbanen between Mjøndalen and Gulskogen is closed. This affects lines F5 and R12. Østfoldbanen has delays and adjustments at Hauketo. This affects line L2. The train only has departures every 20 minutes to and from Oslo Airport. This affects the links FLY1 and FLY2. The Bergen line between Geilo and Gol is closed. This affects line F4. The Dovran lines between Oppdal and Støren are closed. This affects line F6. Source: Banenor Skøyen Station in Oslo was flooded on Sunday. Photo: Amanda Iversen Orlich / news Drammen sets up crisis staff Drammen municipality announced on Monday morning that they are setting up crisis staff. The water level will rise, and the municipality fears that the situation could be worse than after the extreme weather “Hans”. – The flood protection that has been set up along the Drammen river is designed to handle a flood level of 3.5 meters above the water level in the fjord, but the water level is expected to reach this level, the municipality writes on its pages. The garden of a house in Hokksund is surrounded by water after the weekend’s enormous amounts of rainfall. Photo: Jan-Erik Wilthil / news In the worst case, this means that the flood protection is not sufficient to prevent the water from flowing into residential areas. Nesbyen has also set up emergency staff after another flood on Sunday.
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Roads and train lines that are closed on Monday morning – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
