Gjerdrum committee: The risk of quick clay landslides in Norway is unacceptably high
The Gjerdrum committee believes that it is not possible to eliminate all danger of quick clay landslides but that the risk of landslides is now…
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Gjerdrum landslide: Municipality charged due to potential lack of follow-up warnings
The Eastern Police District has charged Gjerdrum Municipality in relation to the quick clay landslide that happened in 2020. The background for the charges is…
Gjerdrum landslide: Multiple survivors feel overlooked
Multiple Gjerdrum landslide survivors say the follow-up after the disaster a year ago was not good enough. Tom Ottar Holte is among those who would…
Gjerdrum will be decorated with hearts and candles on the one-year anniversary of the landslide
Gjerdrum Municipality is encouraging everyone in the Municipality to hang up hearts and light candles on the day of the one-year celebration of the landslide…
Gjerdrum gets 171 million kroner to repair landslide damages
Minister of Local Government and District Affairs Bjørn Arild Gram (SP) visited the Gjerdrum landslide site on Tuesday morning. He shared some good news with…
The one-year anniversary of the Gjerdrum landslide tragedy will be marked with a digital concert
On December 30, the Gjerdrum Municipality will mark one year since ten people died in the quick clay landslide. The Municipality will mark the day…
Gjerdrum committee: Tistilbekken wasn’t secured properly – that was the main cause of the landslide
The investigators in the Gjerdrum committee have concluded that the lack of securing of Tistilbekken is the main cause of the landslide, according to the…
NVE starts inspection along quick clay zones in Gjerdrum, Nannestad and Ullensaker
This autumn, the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) will start inspections to check the condition along quick clay zones in Gjerdrum, Nannestad, and…
Gjerdrum arranges memorial service for landslide victims
On Saturday, Gjerdrum Municipality will hold a memorial service for the victims of the quick clay landslide that took place in December last year. Almost…
Dead person found at Gjerdrum landslide site
A dead person has been found at the landslide site in Gjerdrum – it is probably the last person that was missing after the quick…
Two more missing people found dead at the landslide site in Gjerdrum
On Tuesday afternoon, two more people were found dead in the landslide area at Ask in Gjerdrum. The dead were found in the search area…
Landslide search efforts in Gjerdrum extended
The landslide search efforts for the three missing persons in Gjerdrum, which was originally intended to end on Friday, will continue next week. The police…
Gjerdrum landslide: It could take several years before everyone affected gets to move home
Some of the residents who live near the edge of the landslide in Gjerdrum may have to wait for one to two years before they…
Tryg Insurance expects to pay out 130 million kroner in compensation after Gjerdrum landslide
The insurance company Tryg expects to pay out NOK 130 million in compensation after the landslide in Gjerdrum that took place this Christmas. Last week,…
Two young people reported for entering the cordoned-off landslide area in Gjerdrum
Two young people have been reported for entering the cordoned-off area at the landslide site in Gjerdrum in Romerike. One of them was right at…
Landslide-hit Gjerdrum Municipality receives 20 million kroner from the Norwegian government
Gjerdrum Municipality receives NOK 20 million from the government to cover expenses after the quick clay landslide. The Municipality applied for an advance on compensation,…
Minister promises that the state will support landslide-hit Gjerdrum
The Norwegian state will contribute and provide resources to Gjerdrum after the quick clay landslide this Christmas, Minister of Local Government and Modernization Nikolai Astrup…
Search crews re-renter landslide site at Gjerdrum to look for three missing persons
At 9 o’clock on Monday, search crews moved into the landslide-affected area in Gjerdrum to search for the three people who are still missing. “It…
Clay at Gjerdrum is being analyzed to see if evacuees can move back home safely
Two crawler drilling rigs are being used in the work of investigating the ground conditions at Ask in Gjerdrum. If the areas are safe, evacuees…
Owners of undamaged homes near the Gjerdrum landslide site could be financially ruined, jurist warns
The owners of undamaged and “safe” homes near the Gjerdrum landslide could be financially ruined, a Norwegian jurist warns. “Fear of new landslides is not…
