The police reported just before 11.30 pm that they are evacuating several houses in Grøa in Nordmøre after a landslide has occurred. So far no one has been injured, but the police believe they should leave the area. – We have now evacuated 13 people from five houses. Some take in family and friends, says operations manager Tor-Andre Gram Franck at Møre and Romsdal police district. He says they have notified the crisis team, NVE and the municipality about the situation. – There will be no inspection tonight. It has to wait until tomorrow when the light comes, says Gram Franck. Operations manager Tor-Andre Gram Franck. Photo: Remi Sagen / news The landslide should be 3-4 meters high, 12 meters wide and consisting of earth, stone and wood, the police said after speaking to a geologist. The school in the area is now open to receive the evacuees. – There is always a risk of new landslides in such situations, says mayor Ståle Refsti. He says that the sports park in the area is closed due to the risk of landslides. It is currently unknown if anyone has been injured after the landslide that has occurred. Large amounts of rainfall on Saturday evening It was a hectic Saturday evening for the fire crews at Nordmøre in Møre og Romsdal. After large amounts of rainfall, rivers have overflowed, and large amounts of water have penetrated several residential buildings. – There are a lot of houses where groundwater comes in, says brigade leader Lars Grødal in the fire service in Sunndal. Water in the basement in Nordmøre. Photo: Ole Erik Loe He says the water is several centimeters up the walls in several houses, and that it is difficult to get control because more water is constantly coming. They have now asked for help from colleagues in Molde. – There are huge amounts of rainfall here and groundwater that comes up, he says. Brigade leader Lars Grødal in Sunndal says they have a lot to do on Saturday evening helping people. Photo: Ole Erik Loe Closed tunnels The large amounts of water have also caused problems for the Øksendal tunnel on county road 62. The tunnel was closed for several hours because it was not possible to keep the water out. – We are pumping water out of the tunnel now, said fire chief Lars Grødal to the local newspaper Aura Avis at the scene just before 9 p.m. According to the newspaper, the water stood about half a meter inside the tunnel. The traffic information center announced at 22:08 that the tunnel may be closed for a long time and recommends a detour. Only just before midnight was the tunnel opened again. Earlier on Saturday evening, the Gyltunnel in the neighboring municipality of Tingvoll was also closed due to a lot of water. Fire chief Lars Grødal says they are working to get the water out of the Øksendal tunnel. It is very wet in the area on Saturday evening. Photo: Ingrid Ellevset / Aura Avis Thousands of sandbags ready A little further north, in the neighboring county of Trøndelag, the river Sokna in Melhus has receded, and is smaller than on Friday. But more rain is forecast. Therefore, sandbags have been laid out and embankments built to prevent further flooding, says Melhus municipality. – The danger is not over. It is only necessary to maintain and strengthen the measures that have been put in place, said meteorologist on duty, said Espen Biseth Granan at the Meteorological Institute on Friday evening. Between 5 and 600 sandbags have been prepared in Melhus. Many have been placed outside to prevent the water in the stream from rising and flowing into houses in the center of Ler. Torrential rain led to flooding in several places in the municipality on Friday. Last night people were at work at the town hall and people were out on supervision. A lot of rain is expected in Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal Danger warning A warning has been sent out about a lot of rain in both Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal. The rain is expected to subside only from Saturday at 14:00 in Trøndelag and a few hours later at 18:00 in Møre and Romsdal. A lot of rainfall means that there is a risk of stormwater in densely built-up areas and local flooding. Trønder Energi is closely monitoring the situation in the river Sokna after it overflowed its banks and closed a county road this morning. At least 22 people were trapped due to the flood. Several roads have been closed in Lundamo in Melhus on Friday. The water has receded and the road has been opened this afternoon. Photo: Mari Gjersvold Trondsen Never experienced so much water Mari Gjersvold Trondsen was one of those who followed the rising water. – That the water has gone over the road as much as this time, I have never experienced before, she says. She is relieved that the water has receded in the last few hours. – I’m not as worried as I was earlier when I saw the masses of water coming in here. Then I was really worried, she says to news. Heavy rainfall led to closed roads in Melhus on Friday. Photo: Tor Arne Granmo Heavy rain The county road was closed for many hours on Friday due to flooding. Water from the river flooded over both Lundadalsvegen and a private road in Lundamo in Melhus. The county road was closed for almost five hours until 4pm on Friday afternoon. A lot of rainfall and torrential rain led to basements being full of water.
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