Norwegians prepare for more flooding and destruction after days of heavy rain
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Jan 8, 2021
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) A landslide that swept away homes in a residential area north of the Norwegian capital will cost insurance companies at least 900 million kroner ($107 million), a financial body said Thursday.
Seven people were killed and three remain missing after the landslide in Ask, a village of 5,000 located 25 kilometers (16 miles) northeast of Oslo, on Dec. 30. It was among the worst in modern Norwegian history.
Finance Norway, which represent 240 financial companies, said it was only a preliminary estimate.
“The compensation estimate will change when we know more about the extent of the damage,” said spokeswoman Stine Neverdal.
She said many houses in the area have either been damaged or swept away, and it is currently unclear which parts of the area hit by the landslide will be declared uninhabitable by the municipality. In addition, there is damage to a number of other, larger buildings in the area, Neverdal said.
COPENHAGEN A landslide that swept away homes in a residential area north of the Norwegian capital will cost insurance companies at least 900 million kroner (US$107 million), a financial body said Thursday. Seven people were killed and three remain missing after the landslide in Ask, a village of 5,000 located 25 kilometres (16 miles) northeast of Oslo, on Dec. 30. It was among the worst in modern Norwegian history. Finance Norway, which represent 240 financial companies, said it was only a preliminary estimate. The compensation estimate will change when we know more about the extent of the damage, said spokeswoman Stine Neverdal. She said many houses in the area have either been damaged or swept away, and it is currently unclear which parts of the area hit by the landslide will be declared uninhabitable by the municipality. In addition, there is damage to a number of other, larger buildings in the area, Neverdal said.