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Torrents of water gushed through multiple towns across Norway and landslides cascaded down mountainsides after a deluge drenched Norway earlier in the week. Residents have been forced to evacuate, and the situation could get worse before it gets better. Significant flooding was reported in the Norwegian towns of Nes, Bagn and Valer, all located north of the capital city of Oslo. A wet July was the precursor to the flooding, with monthly rainfall more than 300% of the historical average in and ar

A dam in southern Norway has partially burst following days of heavy rain that triggered landslides and flooding in the mountainous southern parts of the country. Communities downstream already had

A dam in Norway partially burst following days of heavy rain that triggered landslides.

Storm Hans battered Norway with heavy rains Tuesday and Wednesday. Flooding of the Braskereidfoss power dam control room prevented the hatches from opening, causing a partial collapse and flooding downriver. The heavy rains provoked mudslides and swollen rivers which swept away some structures and flooded towns, requiring the evacuation of more than 3,000 people and isolating others.

OSLO: A dam on a Norwegian river partly collapsed after heavy rain on Wednesday (Aug 9), sending water gushing through a wide gap in the structure, and the prime minister said the country should be prepared for more floods in the coming days. The Braskereidfoss power dam on the Glomma River, Norway's bigge

Several caravans are seen floating down the Hemsila river in Norway before being crushed.

OSLO, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- A dam at a Norwegian power plant partially collapsed on Wednesday, after extensive flooding caused by storm "Hans". The dam in Braskereidfoss, about 150 km northeast of the capital Oslo, spans Norway's longest river, the Glomma. An unexpected deluge caused by a technical malfunction on Wednesday morning prevented

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A dam in Norway partially collapsed on Wednesday 9 August, as the country braces for record high water levels, flooding and landslides. The partial dam collapse sent water gushing through a gaping hole in the structure after several days of flooding as Storm Hans batters the region. The Braskereidfoss power dam on the Glomma River is the country's biggest waterway and had been unable to open its hatches after its control room flooded. Police considered blowing one of the 45-year-old dam&#x...

Read Latest World News Quickly Here | Authorities initially considered blowing up part of the dam at the Braskereidfoss hydroelectric power plant on the Glåma, Norway's longest and most voluminous river.