– There was a loud bang and it was a shocking experience, says Isachsen to news. He was alone at home with the children when the severe storm that has hit Western Norway took a tin roof with it in the neighbourhood. – There are tin plates “everywhere”. I don’t dare go out in the garden now to clean up, he says on the phone from Odda. Odda in Ullensvang with around 5,000 inhabitants is now completely isolated due to the bad weather. The crew of the Road Traffic Center is ready to clear the vegans when daylight comes and the race danger is no longer present. – Most of them are related to landslides, landslides and rockfalls. But we also have a number of incidents where trees have fallen over the road, says Ronny Sleire, traffic operator at the Road Traffic Center West. Start on Sunday The Road Traffic Center reports landslides on national road 13 above Vikafjellet on Sunday evening. No people or cars were swept away in the large landslide. The barrier on highway 13 at Vikafjellet. Photo: Noralv Pedersen / news Mayor of Ullensvang, Roald Aga Haug, says that the storm came on suddenly. – The weather was worse than expected, so we were taken to bed a bit, says Aga Haug. At 23.19, Odda and Eidfjord were isolated. Later in the evening, a fire truck and 12 passenger cars were trapped after a crash near Odda. National highway 13 in Ullensvang is closed in several places. Photo: Statens vegvesen – Stay updated From Sunday to Monday afternoon, there is a yellow level on the danger warning for soil, slush and silt landslides for the central and inner regions of Western Norway, according to varsom.no. A tree fell over Valbrekkavegen in Leikanger in Sogn on the night of Monday. Photo: Sogndal Municipality – Stay away from steep slopes, streams and rivers with large water flows. Keep yourself updated on the development of the weather, the avalanche and flash situation, is the encouragement from the authorities. There is a lot of water in vegan places, states the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. – Adjust your speed according to the conditions and be aware of the danger of hydroplaning. Problems at sea and in the air Bad weather and high waves also lead to consequences for certain ferry and boat routes in southern Norway. Both Color Line and DFDS are canceling several ferry departures due to bad weather on Monday morning. Color Line has canceled departures between Kristiansand and Larvik to Hirtshals in both directions on Monday, both for Superspeed 1 and Superspeed 2. In Southern Norway, the wind affected a number of aircraft arrivals at Kristiansand Airport Kjevik and led to cancellations on Sunday evening. As a result, the morning flight to Bergen at 6.05 am and Norwegian’s departure to Oslo at 7 am have also been canceled today. SAS’s 6.50 departure is postponed to 9.30. Published 15.12.2024, at 18.27 Updated 16.12.2024, at 11.05
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