Rescue teams looking for survivors in the wreckage of the area affected by the landslide on Wednesday in the village of Ask, Norway, have so far recovered three bodies among the ten people reported missing.
According to the authorities, cited by the AP, no person was removed alive from the rubble that resulted from a large landslide in the village of Ask, 25 kilometers northeast of Oslo, the capital of Norway, on Wednesday.
This landslide, the deadliest since 1853 and which is shocking this Nordic country, occurred due to the construction of houses in an area dominated by clay, despite the authorities’ warnings in 2005 for the possibility of an accident like the one that occurred during the week last.
The authorities promise to continue looking for the other seven missing, since between Friday and today three dead bodies have been recovered, and so far only one dog has been removed alive from the rubble.
Rescue operations are being hampered by the limited number of hours of sunshine in Norway at this time of year and the fear of further landslides, as the terrain remains unstable and does not support, for example, the weight of a military vehicle, said authorities, cited by the AP.
More than 1,000 people have been evacuated, and officials say up to 1,500 may have to be resettled due to concerns about further landslides.
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