It was enormous in strength when a large avalanche thundered down in Kjenndalen in Loen on Friday. The popular tourist destination attracts travelers from both home and abroad. Between other shallows the spectacular landscape. But on Friday, the spectacular landscape turned into something life-threatening. news has received a picture of the Bergen fire brigade documenting what forces came down the mountainside. – About 150 meters from the avalanche edge itself, there is a motorhome. And both car parts and furniture are strewn all over, says Håvard Brekke, fire constable in the Bergen fire service to news. Great air pressure By the car there is everything from clothes and shoes, to curtains and children’s toys. The car itself, hosted by Brekke, is described as both crushed and pressed together. And he lies only two meters from a cliff of four meters, which leads straight down into the river. – It has our very large forces at play, and an enormous air pressure from the landslide itself, says Brekke, who is in the area. FROM THE SLOPE: The caravan was lying quite close to a slope, according to the fire service. Photo: Bergen fire brigade In the latest update from the West police district on Saturday night, they write that the mountain sides were flushed by a fire helicopter to remove loose masses. This is to make the site safer for search. “Throughout the evening, Norwegian Rescue Dogs will search in the areas that are considered safe,” the press release states. MAKES NEW INTERVIEWS: The police are still not entirely sure if there were people in the area when the landslide occurred. They talk to witnesses again. Photo: Wibeke Bruland / news New interrogations The police continue to work to make things easier for all foreign tourists in the area. They emphasized that no precedent was missing after the landslide, but that witness observations about the number of people in the area before the landslide provided conflicting information. – We investigate further to be sure that everyone has gotten out of the area safely. We will, among other things, take new witness interviews of people in the city to check details, the police say. POPULAR: Kjenndalen is a popular tourist area. Photo: Ole Andre Rekkedal / news
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The Norwegian holiday was crushed by the landslide in Kjenndalen – news Vestland
