– We were about 400 meters away when the avalanche started. We heard a big bang, and thought it was torrential rain, says Scott Rassatt. He is on a Norwegian holiday with his wife and his four-month-old baby. They turned and saw large amounts of snow falling down the mountain. Both have avalanche experience, and stood far enough away to film the avalanche before moving on. Rassatt says he thinks the situation was scary. Scott Rassatt filmed this with his mobile phone before moving on. – It was very powerful. We saw people behind us as we drove into the parking lot walking and cycling, and we wanted to make sure they were safe. – What happens to dives now? – Now I hope to be reunited with our baby. She is with our grandparents, and we look forward to seeing her, says Rassatt. Putting the bus in reverse when he saw the avalanche Reinhardt Sørgård was on his way out to Kjenndalen with 12 friends from Måløy on a retirement trip when they were stopped by the avalanche. – They wanted to take a picture, so we stopped. When we started driving that, the landslide came. The stones hailed ten meters in front of the car, so it was just a matter of pulling him in reverse and backing, he says and adds: – If we had been out half a minute earlier, we would have been taken, Sørgård states. An electric car with two German tourists was not so lucky. They were affected by the air pressure from the avalanche. REVERSE: Reinert Sørgård put the minibus in reverse when he saw the avalanche. Photo: Vibeke Bruland / news – They were very affected by what happened, says Sørgård, who was first interviewed by Fjordingen. The tour group from Måløy were evacuated from the area, and are now waiting for a ride home. – It was absolutely awful. We were a little scared and shocked when it was on, say Elsa Iversen and Emma Bakke.
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– Thought it was torrential rain – news Vestland
