A landslide struck the village of Gjerdrum, which is about 25km (15 miles) north-east of the Norwegian capital, Oslo. The slide is already being called a “quick clay” landslide by officials. It occurred around 4 am local time on December 30, 2020, and injured 10 people, one critically, and forced some 700 residents to evacuate. As of December 31, authorities were searching for 10 missing residents. Rescues were only possible by helicopter because of the unstable situation. They are also employing dogs and drones in the search for the missing. The slide measures 300m by 700m (985ft by 2,300ft). Another quick clay landslide occurred near the town of Alta, Norway earlier this year.
Related Articles
Landslide on Quick Clay near Montreal, Quebec, Canada
May 13, 2010
rockman
Geologic Hazards
Comments Off on Landslide on Quick Clay near Montreal, Quebec, Canada
New Research on Earthquake Induced Landslides
May 17, 2018
rockman
Geologic Hazards, Journal Article Reviews, News
Comments Off on New Research on Earthquake Induced Landslides
Some new research on the Newmark Displacement Method for earthquake-induced landslides indicates that the method may be on the unconservative side. The Landslide Blog provides a short summary of the paper by Li et al. (2018) that was recently […]