– All in all, the handling has gone very well, and we see that this is due, among other things, to early notification and early mobilisation. Janniche Lim Cramer, head of section in the Directorate for Community Security and Emergency Preparedness. Photo: Anders Haualand / news This is what Janniche Lim Cramer, head of section in the Directorate for Social Security and Preparedness (DSB), tells news. Last autumn, they were commissioned to evaluate the handling of extreme weather “Hans”. In total, they have gone through 27 external evaluation reports, analyzed the course of events and interviewed a number of actors who participated in different ways in the rescue and clean-up work. Having identified 43 findings, recommendations and points for improvement, the Directorate still believes that there are opportunities for improvement. They list a total of 43 points in the 110-page report. “DSB recommends that resources for safeguarding work should be increased considerably, and consideration should be given to reducing the municipalities’ financial contribution to this work. Not surprisingly, it was the case that in the areas where protection against flooding had been carried out, the destruction was less and the consequences fewer, than where there was no such protection,’ they write. – Flood and avalanche protection costs money. The state allocates funds through the ordinary state budget, but the municipalities must pay an own share. What we are now recommending is whether the state should pay a larger share than they do today, when it comes to flood protection, says Cramer. Nesbyen ended up on the ROBEK list Several people had their homes destroyed by water and had to move after the ravages of extreme weather in Nesbyen last autumn. The storm and flood hit Buskerud and other parts of southern Norway on 7 August last year and brought landslides, mudslides, floods and floods. The municipality received money to cover the damage, but the mayor says they were still left with a large bill. Anne Kari Eriksen, mayor of Nesbyen municipality Photo: Lykke Frida Synnøve Høyås / news – We have received discretionary funds of some twenty million which we have used. In addition, we have spent several man-years on finishing work. It will not be covered via discretionary funds. So the municipality has to cover it itself, says mayor of Nesbyen municipality, Anne Kari Eriksen. – It is expensive, and there are other things the municipality cannot afford, she says. The funds given to the municipality did not cover the large costs, and in August the municipality ended up on the Robek list. The price tag for the damage could have been twice as much. Nesbyen was hit hard, but it could have been even worse. The price tag for the damage after the extreme weather Hans could have been twice as much. A new report from Multiconsult states that draining the waterways contributed greatly to reducing the extent of the damage. The models show, among other things, the following: If Hafslund had not adjusted the water, the total damages for Nesbyen would have been NOK 363 million, and 3.5 times as high for Gol with a cost of NOK 95 million. Against NOK 200 million in Nesbyen and NOK 27 million for Gol. Want better traffic information In Nesbyen, NVE proposes to build an “invisible flood defense” to secure the center against future destruction. DSB believes that in the future we will also have to set aside more resources and capacities to improve traffic information. – During the extreme weather Hans, several roads were closed due to floods and landslides. There were eventually major problems with informing and coordinating the status of the road network. This went beyond accessibility for both those who had to evacuate and relief crews who had to enter the affected areas, the directorate writes. Published 02.10.2024, at 20.27
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