Norway's Landslides: Rescue Teams Search for 9 Missing

On Saturday, Norwegian Emergency services are still searching for 9 missing people who may be swept away by the late-occurred huge landslides in the town of Ask, Gjerdum Municipality, Norway according to Sputnik.

"Rescuers used drones and helicopters with heat-seeking cameras to look for signs of life beneath the debris; a dog was rescued from the scene overnight," The Guardian indicated.

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According to the Police Department, the search is still ongoing for finding the missing people, adding, that 10 persons were injured and 1 death was reported.

Also, it added that the Emergency Services are preparing to widen the scope of their search to find more alive people.

On Wednesday, a horrible natural disaster hit the town of Ask, Gjerdrum Municipality, Norway on Wednesday according to DW, as a large landslide occurred. At least 700 people were evacuated, according to police. Several homes in Gjerdrum have swept away.

“Several homes have been taken by the landslide. Emergency services, with assistance from the Norwegian civil defence and the military, are in the process of evacuating,” Norwegian police said on Twitter.

The story begins when the Police received an alert about the landslide around 4 a.m. local time (03:00 UTC).

Shortly, all available emergency resources were deployed, including helicopters. police, emergency services, the military, and the Red Cross are assisting the rescue effort.

Then, all residents were kept in a nearby hotel until the concerned authorities manage to evaluate the disaster.

In the same context, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said “It hurts to see how the forces of nature have ravaged Gjerdrum. My thoughts go to everyone affected by the landslide.”