Today, Monday, the local police said that a railway bridge in southern Norway collapsed due to flooding, and there were no injuries due to the closure of the bridge during the rains last week. He wrote in the advertisement that nearly half of the steel structure of the bridge on the Eidsvoll-Trondheim railway had collapsed and fell into the River Lagen due to the weakening of one of the pillars due to high water levels in the past few days, the advertisement said. The bridge has been closed since last week due to heavy rains in the area.
Storm Hans caused floods and landslides to hit the area. Judgment time first arrived in Sweden at the beginning of last week, followed shortly after by Norway. Several rivers overflowed their banks, and thousands had to evacuate areas that had become dangerous. The bad weather also caused traffic disruptions, and the district administration of Ringreke in the southeastern part of the country said 920 of its residents were unable to return home until Monday morning due to road obstructions.
Although the situation appears to be stabilizing in most of the affected areas at the time of the verdict, according to the meteorological forecast, a large amount of rain is expected again on Tuesday in southeastern Norway, so the authorities are warning residents of the possibility of more landslides. It is happening.
