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Landslide Injures at least 10
in Norwegian Town of Ask
A
landslide (山体滑坡)has smashed into a residential area near the Norwegian capital at
midnight on Dec. 30. injuring at least 10 people, leaving 21 unaccounted for
and {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(destroy) several homes,
authorities said.
About
700 people have been brought to safety for fear of further landslides.
The
landslide cut across a road, leaving a deep gap that cars {#blank#}2{#/blank#}not
pass. Video footage showed dramatic scenes including one house falling into the
gap. Photographs showed at least eight destroyed homes.
Rescue
workers continued to search the area for children and adults {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(believe)
to have been caught in mud and debris
(废墟), police said. "We're still
looking for survivors? police spokesman Roger Pettersen told a news conference.
Pettersen
said there were no reports of missing people, but officials could not rule out
the possibility {#blank#}4{#/blank#} there might be survivors in collapsed
buildings. He said 21 people registered as living in the area arc unaccounted
for.
One
of the injured was seriously hurt, while nine had {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(light)
injuries. Weather at the time was reported to be challenging, with snowstorm
sweeping the village of Ask, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}about 5,000 people inhabited.
Norway's
King Harald said the landslide had made a deep impression on him. "My
thoughts are with all those who are affected, injured or have lost their homes
and chose who now live in fear and uncertainty of {#blank#}7{#/blank#}damage the disaster has caused,"
he said in a statement released by the royal palace.
The
area in which Ask {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(locate) is known to have a lot of quick
clay, which can change from solid to liquid from. Previous landslides have been
reported in the region.
Helicopters
continued to circle over the area as night fell {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (lower) rescuers towards the debris of
collapsed houses.
"There
could be people trapped ... but at the same time we can't be sure{#blank#}10{#/blank#}it is the new year's holiday, which
means people could be elsewhere," Ema Solberg, the Norwegian Prime
Minister, told reporters after visiting the site.
