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No survivors were found in the landslide area in Gjerdrum during the night. On Friday, a crisis team from Sweden will help investigate a home in the “red” zone of the…
Norway is introducing mandatory corona testing for travelers coming to the country from abroad from January 2.
At 1:43 AM on December 31, a dog that was in the landslide area was rescued by helicopter. The Dalmatian named Zajka has now been reunited with his owners.
A total of 68% of Norwegians completely or somewhat agree that fireworks on New Year's Eve should be banned, a recent survey shows.
The police in Bergen reported a man in his 20s for violating the quarantine rules, newspaper BA reports.
The police still hope to find people alive after the landslide at Ask in Gjerdrum. However, they say that the odds are getting worse as more time passes.
The police issued an urgent request to people in Gjerdrum to avoid fireworks on New Year's Eve. Police are now considering a temporary ban on fireworks.
The search and rescue operation for the ten missing people after the landslide in Gjerdrum has been going on through the night.
Some of the houses in the landslide in Gjerdrum have moved up to 400 meters. According to the rescue workers, there may be missing people inside the houses.
The Norwegian government is introducing an obligation to test for COVID-19 for people traveling to Norway from January 2, 2021.
No people were found in the search and rescue effort in the “red” zone of the landslide, the police reported. They are still searching for survivors. Ten people are…
A search and rescue operation is underway in the “red” zone of the landslide site in Gjerdrum, the police confirmed. The search operation is supported by two…
The corona infection trend in Norway is slightly rising. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) is worried that it could get worse.
At least nine people have been injured in the landslide in Gjerdrum. Pictures from the site show that several houses were located in the middle of the landslide area.
The corona vaccine from Astra Zeneca and Oxford University has been approved for use in the United Kingdom.
There are children among the twelve people who have still not been accounted for after the landslide that took place in Ask in Gjerdrum.
Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) says it is a dramatic experience to see the pictures from the scene of the accident and the landslide in Gjerdrum.
Health personnel will be given higher priority and moved forward in the vaccine queue, the National Institute of Public Health (FHI) stated at a press conference on…