Tag: floods
Statoil rolls out huge new oil field
NEWS ANALYSIS: The timing was ironic at best: Just as a new wave of climate concerns was literally washing over Norway this week, state oil...
Flood victims cry out for rebuilding help
Prime Minister Erna Solberg spent much of her weekend visiting flood-ravaged areas in the mountains of southern Norway, many of them extremely popular tourist magnets....
Monitors ‘failed to issue top flood alert’
The government agency charged with monitoring water levels in Norway's rivers and waterways was the target of fierce criticism on Wednesday, the day after...
200-year flood hits west Norway towns
Rescue crews and volunteers worked through the night to evacuate hundreds of people and limit damage as Voss, Odda and several other towns suffered...
Slide warnings posted after floods hit southern Norway
Hedmark and Oppland counties in the east and Rogaland County in the west were especially hard-hit by more torrential rain this week that set...
Weather records tumble across Norway
Several parts of northern Norway have sweltered for days in record temperatures, while Oslo was forecast to enjoy its hottest day so far this...
Floods close roads and nursing home
Heavy rain on Monday and Tuesday caused rivers around Lillehammer to break their banks, closing the E6 highway at Øyer, flooding road tunnels and...
Oslo hit by hail, heavy rain, lightning
UPDATED: A freak summer storm that literally crashed over Oslo and much of southeast Norway Thursday afternoon unleashed as much rain in the course of...
Flood threat moves south towards Mjøsa
Damaging flood waters around Trysil in Norway's eastern Hedmark region had finally started to recede on Tuesday morning. Oil and Energy Minister Tord Lien...
Floods wash over eastern Norway
UPDATED: Floodwaters continued to rise overnight in the eastern portions of Hedmark County, with flood levels hitting those equated with a so-called "100-year flood"...
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