Further evacuations are being considered in Norway as flood waters continue to swamp houses and coat cars with mud in the south east of the Nordic country.
At least three people were killed after Storm Hans battered northern Europe earlier this week, causing transport disruption, flooding and power cuts.
One of the worst-affected parts of Norway is the town of Honefossen, 25 miles north of Oslo, where the Begna river burst its banks.
Water levels around Honefossen are expected to continue to rise and remain high until at least Monday, Ivar Berthling, from Norway’s water resources and energy directorate (NVE), told Norwegian news agency NTB.
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store was due to visit Honefossen on Friday while King Harald and Queen Sonja will go to the headquarters of the NVE.
“We fully understand that many cabin owners are anxious about the cabin’s condition after the ravages of the extreme weather, but we hope people will abstain now from making the trip just to check,” Lars Aune of the National Police said in a statement.
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Further evacuations are being considered in Norway as flood waters continue to swamp houses and coat cars with mud in the south east of the Nordic country.
At least three people were killed after Storm Hans battered northern Europe earlier this week, causing transport disruption, flooding and power cuts.
One of the worst-affected parts of Norway is the town of Honefossen, 25 miles north of Oslo, where the Begna river burst its banks.
Water levels around Honefossen are expected to continue to rise and remain high until at least Monday, Ivar Berthling, from Norway’s water resources and energy directorate (NVE), told Norwegian news agency NTB.
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store was due to visit Honefossen on Friday while King Harald and Queen Sonja will go to the headquarters of the NVE.
“We fully understand that many cabin owners are anxious about the cabin’s condition after the ravages of the extreme weather, but we hope people will abstain now from making the trip just to check,” Lars Aune of the National Police said in a statement.
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