Two landslides and rockslides close the road at Kjepso on Highway 79, east of Ålvik in Kvam herad. A car ended up in the middle of the landslide. Inside it sat Sverre Folkedal. – I first saw a glimpse of the mountainside. I thought it was a little lightning. Then they threw some pebbles down the road, says Folkedal. Seconds later, a huge stone fell into the road. Folkedal guesses it was between 10 and 15 meters from him. – Then it started hailing pebbles that hit my car, so I backed up as fast as I could. As I backed up, I saw that it was alive behind me and, then stones and earth came down there and. – I felt a little trapped. It was unpleasant, but I wasn’t panicked. I acted on instinct to get away, says Folkedal. On Monday, Sverre Folkedal had an experience out of the ordinary on the way to work. Photo: private Folkedal considered whether he should get out of the car or not. – I saw the size of the stones, and thought that this tin box would not tolerate them. So it was best to get away. Folkedal eventually got out of the race area on foot. – Did you hug your mother-in-law a little extra today? – Yes, or she has squeezed me a little extra, says Folkedal. County road 79 near Kjepso in Hardanger is closed until tomorrow, Tuesday. Photo: Statens vegvesenFylkesveg 79 near Kjepso in Hardanger is closed until tomorrow, Tuesday. Photo: Statens vegvesen There have been no reports of others stuck in the race area. The road is blocked by landslides and a contractor and geologist have been in the area and assessed the risk of landslides. At 10.27 the Road Traffic Center reports that there have been two landslides at the site, and it will be closed until tomorrow. There will be a new assessment at 3pm on Tuesday. A large stone blocks the road at Kjepso. Photo: Presis vegdrift A/S Several hundred houses without electricity in Uver also lead to problems elsewhere in Western Norway. In Sula, 952 customers lost power late on Monday afternoon. A few hours later he was back for most of them. On Sunday evening, several hundred houses in Sunnmøre, Nordfjord and Sunnfjord were also flooded. Most people have had their electricity back on during Monday. The road near Kjepso in Hardanger is blocked by two landslides. No persons were drawn. Photo: Presis vegdrift A/S One of those who have worked almost all night to restore electricity to people is energy fitter Odd Inge Løseth. He started work in Strandadalen in Liabygda, where over 160 customers were without power, on Sunday evening at 11pm. Monday morning at 11 o’clock he was already entitled to 14,000 steps. Because there will be quite a few meters to walk when you go out to check the lines. ERROR CORRECTION: Odd Inge Løseth has checked the lines in Strandadalen. Photo: Hans-Olav Landsverk / news Now the power has returned in Liabygda without them knowing for sure what the fault was, but Løseth has a suspicion. – I walked lines on snowshoes last night, early today and throughout the day and I found a large fir that was under the line. I’m guessing that it has swept away the line with the tip, and then it has become an earth fault. In Sande on Sunnmøre, a micro-house overturned in the wind. Two people and two dogs were inside the house, according to the fire service in Møre og Romsdal. According to the police, no one will be seriously injured. A micro house is a detached house of up to 30 square metres. Closed mountain passes Rv7 over Hardangervidda is completely closed to vehicles weighing less than 7.5 tonnes due to the weather situation. For larger vehicles, there is column driving. A new assessment will be made at 3 p.m. Fv50 Hol-Aurland is also closed. A new assessment will be made here at 10 a.m. Fv53 Tyin-Årdal was closed due to bad weather but was opened at 11 a.m. Rv13 Vikafjellet has been closed all weekend due to bad weather. The road will be cleared, and is scheduled to open at 2 p.m. on Monday.
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Weather closes roads and several hundred are without power – news Vestland
