Here you can read about: People who are affected by the weather | 1,500 households without electricity | Flows on with damage | Several roads closed | Extends flood warning | Snow and snow drifts The police have evacuated a private residence in Vennesla in Agder due to the risk of landslides. There is no danger to other houses nearby. There is a yellow danger warning for landslides and floods in parts of Agder and the police are asking residents to take this into account. This home in Vennesla was evacuated on Friday. Photo: Tor Erik Schrøder / NTB The train section Drammen-Sande is closed to traffic. Bane Nor writes on its pages that it is about slipping and large amounts of water. Just after 8 pm, Vy reported that travelers still had to expect delays and cancellations due to a landslide on the route. Vy organizes alternative transport between Drammen and Sande. Bane NOR will provide new information around midnight. Vy organizes alternative transport on the set route. Many missions During Friday, the Vestfold Intermunicipal Fire Brigade was on a double-digit water-related mission. They have seen themselves forced to deploy additional staff. – If it gets worse now we have to contact the Civil Defense for assistance, said acting fire chief Andrew Seawright on Friday afternoon. Difficult driving conditions in the interior The emergency services also had enough to contend with on Friday. The police have received many reports of traffic accidents. – It is snowing and sleeting and it is around 0 degrees. It creates difficult driving conditions, says mission leader at Innlandet police district, Ove Stian Ovrum. There are many cars that have slipped off the road and many truck trains have had problems on hills. – Fortunately, we have not received any reports of personal injuries, says Ovrum. It is especially the northern parts of Innlandet, north of Hamar, that have the greatest problems on the roads. Many people lost power At 12 noon, the network company Lede reported that over 1,500 households had lost power in Tønsberg, Hjartdal, Holmestrand and Larvik. – In Vestfold, there is a lot of flooding that causes water to stand in grid stations. This leads, among other things, to the power disconnecting or short circuits, said communications manager Thor Bjørn Omes. On Friday evening, there are only three customers who have not yet had their electricity restored, Lede’s electricity map shows. A car got stuck in Gjekstad in Sandefjord this morning, luckily he got towing help. Residents in Sandefjord woke up on Friday to flooded gardens and homes. Photo: Håkon Lie / news The fire brigade in Vestfold is working hard to pump water from homes in Tønsberg. Several roads are also closed in Sandefjord as a result of flooding. The Vestfold Intermunicipal Fire Brigade reports several floods in homes and businesses in Horten, Tønsberg and Holmestrand .Several roads in Arendal are full of water. At Gjekstad in Sandefjord, Dorian Kastrati got a surprise when he opened the door on Friday morning. Here the water flooded into the garden and he was afraid it would penetrate into the house. – Considering that it has happened before, it is entirely possible that it will happen again. It’s pretty crazy, says Kastrati. SAD SIGHT: Kastrati is getting tired of getting water into the garden. Photo: Håkon Lie / news Damages from the rain are pouring in By 10am on Friday, IF insurance had registered close to 40 damage reports as a result of the heavy rain. EXPECT MORE DAMAGES: IF insurance expects that the number of claims will rise beyond Friday and the weekend, says communications manager Sigmund Clementz. Photo: Press photo / If – It is primarily water that has penetrated into the basements of homes and businesses in Southern Norway and Eastern Norway, says communications manager Sigmund Clementz. The messages came from Sarpsborg, Tønsberg, Drammen, Arendal and Holmestrand, among others. They currently do not have an estimate of how much the damage amounts to, but the damage figure is expected to rise throughout the day and into the weekend. FLOODING: A car shop in Sandefjord has had water enter the premises on Friday morning. Photo: Philip Hofgaard / news Vestfold Intermunicipal Fire Service reports several floods in homes and businesses in Horten, Tønsberg and Holmestrand. In Sandefjord, the road down to several shops in an industrial area near Gjekstad was closed. – People are despondent, reports reporter Veronica Westhrin. Video: Philip Hofgaard / news Several roads closed The water means that roads have to be closed in Vestfold, Østfold and Agder. With more and more water in the roadway, the risk of aquaplaning increases, warns Vegtrafikksentralen. Here are the roads that have been closed due to the weather: Fylkesvei 3030 Stuen in Sandefjord Fylkesvei 3068 Lingleemveien in Sandefjord Fylkesvei 304 Åsrum in Larvik Bjølstadtunnelen in Fredrikstad Høgedalsveien, Fylkesvei 3506 Harebakkenkrysset and Kloppedalsveien at Saltrød in Arendal Fylkesveien 3430 Tuddal-Svineroi in Tinn/Hjartdal Bjuneveien at Bjunegrenda in Tønsberg E134 Drammen-Oslofjordtunnel. County road 313 south of Holmestrand center is open again between Botneveien and Hellandkrysset after being closed due to flooding. Major flooding has also been reported on the E18 Berge in Grimstad, in the direction of Kristiansand. Lørenskog station is also closed due to large amounts of water. FULL STOP: In Sandefjord, signs have been put up to prevent motorists from driving in the water. Photo: Philip Hofgaard / news Extends danger warning On Friday morning, the flood warning was extended for Vestfold, Telemark and eastern parts of Agder. – In addition, there will be a yellow flood warning in Viken and Oslo on Friday and Saturday, says hydrologist on duty Thomas Væringstad in NVE. Are you affected by bad weather? I hate bad weather and get moody. I don’t let bad weather affect me. Bad weather puts me in a better mood. Show result During the last 24 hours, 50-60 millimeters of precipitation has been measured in some places around the Oslofjord. In Southern Norway, around 50 millimeters has fallen at most. Large amounts of water outside the shop on Østerøya in Sandefjord on Friday morning. Flooding in Gjekstad in Sandefjord. The wind has taken a toll and led to overturned trees. The picture is from Skien late Thursday evening. A car crashed into the tree, and the driver was taken to the emergency department for examinations after the accident.Snøgrensa in Agder.Winter idyll in the interior, here from Åmli in Agder.It is one of the rarities that there is so much snow in the mountains in early November. The picture is from a terrace at HovdenRegn and rain again in Risør on Thursday evening. High water level in the guest harbor in Kristiansand on Friday morning. On Thursday, employees of the engineering service in Kristiansand made sure to clean drains and grates of leaves and twigs in the hope of reducing the risk of flooding. On the way to the kindergarten in Kristiansand. Inland, there is snow on smaller roads. In the mountains, the wind is strong, and snowdrifts are forming. This applies especially in the Hovden-Haukeli area. Danger warnings for Friday and beyond Orange danger warning for flooding: coastal areas in Agder, Vestfold and Telemark. Ongoing and valid indefinitely. Yellow warning for heavy rain: Outer areas of Agder. Ongoing and valid until Friday at 17. Yellow danger warning for snow: Inner areas of Eastern Norway. Valid from midnight Friday to midnight Saturday. Yellow danger warning for snow pike: Parts of the mountain in southern Norway. Ongoing and valid until Saturday morning. A yellow danger warning also applies to areas along the coast of Western Norway and Northern Norway. Yellow danger warning for ice: Northern parts of Trøndelag. Valid from Friday at 17 to midnight Saturday. Yellow danger warning for soil, slush and flood avalanche danger: Parts of Southern and Eastern Norway. Ongoing and valid until Friday at 20. In Nordland on Saturday there is a risk of locally very strong gusts of 35–40 meters per second from the east, and full storm-exposed areas. In addition, several yellow gale warnings have been issued. Source: yr.no
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