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Rain and floods now ‘the new normal’

After a wet and wild summer, Norway is heading into a season where autumn storms are typically even more common. The West Coast continues to be...

Flood damage rises, more rain falling

It was raining again in Oslo Monday morning, after weekend downpours that flooded tunnels and blocked roads, halted trains and trams and even ruined exhibits...

Flooding closes roads and halts trains

UPDATED: Police and transportation officials were urging motorists not to drive on Saturday after torrential rains over wide areas of southeastern Norway led to flooding...

Heavy rain set off flooding

Norway's southwestern counties of Hordaland and Rogaland have had a disappointing summer, with lots of pouring rain and, now, flooding. Traffic was backed up...

Missing paddlers found in Reisadalen

Police mounted a major search and rescue operation Thursday in Reisadalen, the remote valley in Northern Norway not far from Storsletta, after reports that several...

Floodwaters recede, roads reopening

Pouring rain and melting snow suddenly set off flooding in many areas of southern Norway this week, especially in Hedmark and Oppland counties. Several...

Storm hit region already suffering

The storm and flooding that severely damaged wide areas of southwestern Norway over the weekend hit a region already swamped by job losses and financial...

Flooded areas wake up to huge losses

Floodwaters were receding on Monday, and some roads and train lines were reopening, but residents of southwestern Norway were left facing enormous property damage and...

Flooded highway cut off Stavanger

It was impossible to drive the main E39 highway between the cities of Kristiansand and Stavanger during much of the weekend, after the extreme...

Warnings up for storms, high tides

Norwegian meteorlogists were once again warning of storms and possible flooding caused by a combination of the bad weather and unusually high tides. The...
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