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Hopes ran out for finding survivors January 5, 2021 A remarkable search and rescue effort mounted by the Norwegian police, military, geologists, health care workers and other experts “entered a new phase” Tuesday evening. Police gave up hopes of finding more survivors in last week’s catastrophic landslide in Gjerdrum, after yet another slide hit the area. Search and rescue workers, aided by specially trained dogs, carefully go through the slide area using special military equipment to stabilize the ground. The remains of a shattered home can be seen at right. PHOTO: Forsvaret/Torbjør...

Updated: 30 Dec 2020, 13:38 Invalid Date, TWENTY-ONE people were reported missing in Norway after a huge landslide smashed into a village in the early hours of this morning. Several houses were swept away in the village of Ask during the huge rockfall, which was suddenly unleashed on people while they slept. 8 A rescue helicopter view shows the aftermath of a landslide at a residential area in Ask villageCredit: Fredrik Hagen / NTB 8 Homes have been emptied as emergency services scramble to the scene in the stricken villageCredit: Fredrik Hagen / NTB 8 Some people were believed to have been...