Tag: floods
Bergen drenched by more heavy rain
Cellars were flooded, roads closed and a day care center was evacuated after Bergen and much of the West Coast was hit by another...
Damage claims pour in after heavy rain
Residents of Kristiansand and several other areas of Southern Norway were mopping up after being inundated with heavy rain that set off flash flooding...
Heavy rain closes E18 highway
Norway's southern city of Kristiansand was hit hard Friday afternoon by torrential rain that was prompting city officials to call in civil defense forces....
Floodwaters may have topped out
UPDATED: Rapid snowmelt combined with rain continues to cause seasonal flooding in southeastern Norway but officials think the worst may be over for now,...
Mjøsa tapped to prevent flooding
This winter's enormous amounts of snow in both the mountains and the valleys have led to such severe flood danger this spring that authorities...
Warnings up for both floods, snow
Winter is coming: A sudden plunge in temperatures accompanied by strong winds and precipitation surprised both residents and motorists in Southern Norway during the...
Sørlandet hit by more flooding
UPDATED: Heavy rain in Southern Norway sparked more flooding that forced closure of the E18 highway from Arendal in Aust-Agder all the way to...
Southern Norway braced for rainy weekend
State meteorologists were warning residents of Southern Norway, especially the area from Kragerø to Kristiansand known as Sørlandet, to prepare for more intense rain...
Flood prevention funding reduced
The floodwaters that recently inundated many areas of Southern Norway have since receded, only to be replaced with a new flood of criticism against...
Landslide danger as high as the floods
Stunned residents of Norway's southern-most counties were warned this week that the danger of landslides was as high as the floodwaters that have swamped...
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