Landslides triggered by heavy rain hit Norway as hundreds are evacuated, with more showers expected
Landslides triggered by heavy rain occurred overnight across mountainous southern Norway, with police saying Wednesday that more than 600 people were evacuated in the region north of Oslo. “The situation is still unclear and chaotic,” police in southern Norway said after Storm Hans battered parts of Scandinavia and the Baltics for several days, causing rivers to overflow, damaging roads and injuring people with falling branches. Thousands remained without electricity. In Estonia, approximately 5,000 households remained without power Tuesday. More heavy rain was expected over southern Norway and central Sweden. “It is exceptional to have such a