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Rains and flooding threaten Trysil

Trysil in eastern Norway was on full alert on Friday afternoon after the local river broke its banks, flooding some nearby businesses and closing...

Landslide and flood leave officials baffled

The county of Nord-Trøndelag was dealing with the aftermath on Thursday of yet another natural calamity that forced evacuations and left authorities puzzled. Geologists...

Costs of severe storm damage pile up

As residents of central Norway continue to mop up and tally their losses after last week's storm known as "Ivar," insurance companies are also...

Norway not ready for extreme weather

Climate researchers have slammed Norway's lack of planning for destructive storms, after extreme weather system 'Hilde' ravaged parts of the country earlier this month....

More torrential rain causes trouble

Major downpours in the Oslo area were keeping emergency crews busy on Monday. Oslo's fire brigade said that all available personnel and seven emergency...

Flood damage claims pour in

The cost of last week's severe flooding in southern Norway is likely to hit a quarter-billion kroner (USD 43 million), as insurance firms tally...

Floodwaters crest, ‘the worst is over’

Water levels in some of Norway's largest lakes and rivers continued to rise during the weekend but by Monday morning, officials at waterways directorate...

Floods show lack of accountability

EXPATRIATE MUSINGS: Spring floods rolled through large parts of Norway again last week, destroying homes that in some areas had just been rebuilt after...

Flood disaster moving south

SEE NRK VIDEO: As state officials declared disaster areas in severely flooded portions of southern Norway, attention was turning to the new threats posed...

Hundreds evacuated and damage spreads as flood waters rise

Neighbours were crying and hugging one another Thursday morning as they watched raging flood waters slam into their homes in Kvam, in the valley...

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