Three bodies have been recovered but searchers are still looking for seven more people believed to be missing. The landslide in the village of Ask is the worst in modern Norwegian history and has shocked citizens in the Nordic nation. Local police chief Ida Melbo Oeystese said it may still be possible to find survivors in air pockets inside the destroyed buildings. (Tor Erik Schroeder/NTB/AFP via Getty Images)The landslide early Wednesday cut across a road through Ask, leaving a deep, crater-like ravine. "Not since 1893 has there been a quick clay landslide of this dimension in Norway," Hofshagen told the media on Saturday.
Source: CBC News January 03, 2021 00:11 UTC