A total of 16 people in three families have been evacuated in the residential area just east of the center of Alta.
The landslide occurred after the Tver river overflowed its banks as a result of flooding.
– There has been a small landslide, so we are not taking any chances with the nearest houses and evacuate them, says fire chief Frank Olav Pettersen to the newspaper Kronstad posts.
– Can quickly become serious
– It is not currently a serious situation, but it could soon become so. It is frightening to think that a larger mudslide could happen, and when we know what happened in Kråknes and Gjerdrum, we are not taking any chances.
We have the expertise on hand, and are following the situation closely, he adds.
Larger units from the fire service, police and NVE are on the scene, according to the newspaper.
NVE makes assessments of the area. It is the police who decide on further evacuation, says the municipality.
Crisis staff
The municipality has set up a crisis team in the town hall.
– Crisis management is continuously kept up to date on the situation. Two out of three families have arranged a place to spend the night themselves, while the crisis management has organized accommodation in a hotel for one family, says Mayor Monica Nielsen (Ap) in a press release.
Sunday evening sent Varsom.no issued an orange flood warning for the Alta River below the dam.
– The situation is very sensitive to rainfall and temperature, writes Varsom.no.
Three houses have been evacuated in the residential area Tørrfossbakken in Alta
2023-05-22 00:01:59
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