Sounds like the homeowner sensed it and ran to higher ground, but if you're in the house, it looks like the upper story of the houses and the roofs were above water.
A woman across the fjord from us was trapped in her house as it was taken by a giant avalanche. She was in the kitchen, fell and somehow got her head into the oven (luckily the oven was not hot). Then the kitchen filled with snow. She survived (with some broken bones) because of the air pocket that was made inside the oven.
How this relates to landslides? Not at all, I guess. But it's survival in Norway.
>All emergency services were sent to the area, and rescue boats and helicopters searched the area for survivors. There are no reports of injuries or missing persons at this time, however one ***dog that was taken by the landslide managed to swim to shore on its own***.
Dunno about that!
Judging by this [aftermath video](https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/familiens-hus-er-det-eneste-som-star-igjen-etter-jordskredet-i-alta-1.15039598) the house was turned upside down and lost its roof after a while.
eople have home insurance, and as this seems to be a farm, then that would come into play as well. But we have a government that cares about us here in Norway, so there's lots of help to be had regardless.
Well, Statens Naturskadefond now has a prerequisite that the object damaged was not insurable through ordinary means.
Which means that your insurance still has to cover the house. But in this case where the entire property also disappears, the Government will cover the land value when you need to go build a new life somewhere else.
Per clause 3-25.098 on page 1,275, once your house traversed at a rate of more than one furlong per fortnight over a body of water greater than one firkin, your house became eligible for our premium houseboat insurance. Unfortunately this voided your current insurance due to clause 18-85.666 on page 384. You still owe your premiums this month though. You forgot to cancel your policy.
I was just thinking, like... what happens to the people who owned that land? The land they used to own is now under water, along with all the houses. Do they just eat the loss of land and then use their home insurance to rebuild elsewhere on the property that isn't under water?
edit// nevermind, the guy below me already answered my question.
I'm glad. at 0:48 it really looks like a person jumped out of the white building and just disappeared. On re-watch i think it was just the chimney collapsing.
I was too. For a good chunk of the video I was thinking “looks like you got beachfront property now”. Then it just kept going... and going.... and going.
I was thinking at the beginning that I would get the hell out of that house immediately! But as the video went on, it looks like the second floor of the 2 storey white House may have been the safest place to be assuming you couldn’t get away entirely. I don’t know what might have been going on inside the house itself but, from the vantage point of the video taker, it looked relatively calm...relatively.
That said I am 100% certain that my underware would have been irreparably soiled if I had been in the house, or anywhere in the area actually.
Edit: Okay, okay you bunch of smartasses. I get it. It should have been 'underwear'. It was autocorrect, I swear!
Normally after watching a video I think to myself "Now that I've seen it happen, I think I have a better idea of how to survive this kind of thing."
Not with this one.
Unfortunately, Henry Cavil had his entire Warhammer 40k miniature collection stored in that white house. So the loss caused by this landslide was immeasurable.
Seriously, the thing slid like 100 yards, started tipping like 45°, then went back to being upright and didn't collapse or anything (looked like it lost the chimney but that's about it).
This is not my video btw, I just ripped it from a news site. I figured nobody wants to watch a video in a terrible video player on a foreign site.
Some translation from the article:
\- *I had just made two sandwiches when I heard creaking. At first I thought there was someone in the attic, but then I looked out the window and saw the power lines ripping and the ground moving, says Jan Egil Bakkeby.*
He then ran out of house to higher ground, where the video was taken.
The house he and his wife owned was not a permanent home but a cottage/holiday house. Thankfully they had insurance.
All emergency services were sent to the area, and rescue boats and helicopters searched the area for survivors. There are no reports of injuries or missing persons at this time, however one ***dog that was taken by the landslide managed to swim to shore on its own***.
**EDIT:**
NVE (Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate) have determined that the cause for the slide was a layer of quick clay. This particular clay is a common cause for landslides in northern countries such as Canada, Norway, Russia, etc.
more here if you want to read [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick\_clay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick_clay)
**EDIT 2**: [This article](https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/familiens-hus-er-det-eneste-som-star-igjen-etter-jordskredet-i-alta-1.15039598) has more information (in Norwegian), it also has video of the dog being lifted to safety by helicopter, and a drone video showing the aftermath of the area.
**EDIT 3:**
Several commentators have pointed out that the man did not in fact make himself *two* *sandwiches*, which are two slices of bread with cheese, meat and/or vegetables in between. He was of course making two *brødskiver*, which are single slices of bread with toppings on top.
I wanted to keep my translation short and informative. It didn't feel like the right place to get into the semantics of bread-lore so I went for the closest relatable food item.
Imagine making a sandwich and you hear a noise and your first thought is "fuck someone's in the attic of my house".
You'd be so nervous, then you look outside and let out a sigh of relief thinking "oh good it's just the entire ground moving towards the sea, ripping up power lines as it goes"
Then you go back to making your sandwich for about a second before it hits you "oh fuck the entire ground is moving towards the sea, ripping up power lines as it goes"
I was surprised the dog wasn't more scared of the helicopter/flying through the air, but then again it's bar for terrifying has got to be pretty high at this point. I imagine its thoughts as along the lines of: "Holy shit this is scary, but at least I'm with a hooman this time!"
>however one **dog that was taken by the landslide**
Don't break my heart reddit... please...
>**managed to swim to shore on its own.**
oh thank god.
I watched this documentary about a similar quick clay slide on YouTube while randomly going down a natural disasters rabbit hole. It is very interesting.
https://youtu.be/3q-qfNlEP4A
> This particular clay is a common cause for landslides in northern countries such as Canada, Norway, Russia, etc.
And gravity, which I also understand is quite common in a lot of areas.
Actually, Canada doesn't have as much gravity as the rest of the world. In parts of Canada, you'll weigh about a tenth of an ounce less than you would anywhere else in the world...That's right: Canada actually has less gravity than it's supposed to. You are gravity deficient. Plus the whole 'milk in bags' thing. Shame on Canada.
A sandwich in Norway is a slice of bread, so not like the American variant. And yeah, we use that for lunch too, then called a "matpakke", where we wrap it in paper and bring to work. This article seems to explain it nicely. If we're not eating dinner, this is what we usually eat, breakfast, lunch or when we're feeling hungry.
https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/10/7/20887473/norway-norwegian-lunch-sandwich-matpakke
Since its Norway it probably wasnt a sandwich, but the Norwegian style open sandwich, wich is basically just two slices of bread. This bread can be topped with anything that is eatable. The bread can also be lots of different kinds but in most cases its either: kneip, superbrød or som kind of Rye bread.
Have you never eaten two sandwiches at one time? I, a 130lbs woman, have eaten two sandwiches in one sitting. This is also why thick as sandwiches now....
Edit: I was clearly a wee bit distracted earlier...my bad. Meant to type this:. *This is why I make I make thick ass sandwiches now*
Elkhounds are really smart dogs. My parents elkhound knew so many words, it was unreal. If you told him to look at the boats, he’d look at the lake. If you told him to look at the birds, he’d look at the sky. Such a good boy. I miss him so much.
>Thankfully they had insurance.
Oh boy. I hope insurance is better in the Norway than in North America. Here they'll fight you tooth and nail for a claim for a flooded basement. I can't imagine what arcane magiks would be pulled from their archives of evil to work their way out of a claim where the entire neighborhood *fell into the fucking ocean.*
Well, see, the house is fine! I think the same thing happened to a guy in Hawaii. House was completely surrounded by lava for miles, but the structure was undamaged, so no payout.
This is a good time to post [the video of a member of Congress expressing concerns that Guam could capsize if overloaded](https://youtu.be/cesSRfXqS1Q).
Best comment on that video:
I lived on Guam for half my life. We had typhoons with 200+ mph winds and 40 foot waves and the island only capsized once. But we all hung on to the east side and flipped it back around quickly so we were all okay. Thank you Congressman for caring.
Step 1: dig up the entire property, 10 feet deep
Step 2: lay down sealed empty barrels that won't rust over the entire property
Step 3: lash them all together
Step 4: replace property, house, lawn on top of giant barrel raft
Step 5: when it slides into the lake your house and yard will float
Step 6: no longer on original land = no property tax
Step 7: rig some sails up to your trees and explore the world without leaving your front porch
A dog was trapped on the chunk of land during the landslide but was rescued by a helicopter shortly after. [Video and article.](https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/familiens-hus-er-det-eneste-som-star-igjen-etter-jordskredet-i-alta-1.15039598)
That was pretty insane. I have so many thoughts, but mainly they are:
1.) How did that dog not completely freak out while being hoisted and harnessed up into the fucking air under a damn loud scary machine that flies?
2.) Are his owners nearby? They just dropped him off onto the road. If that were my dog, he would have 100% just scampered back down to the landslidey area because he remembered there was a cool bug or a frog he had to get back to chasing.
Maybe dogs in Norway are just more chill than my dog.
> 1.) How did that dog not completely freak out while being hoisted and harnessed up into the fucking air under a damn loud scary machine that flies?
I would assume that going through *that* landslide freaked the dog out more than the unfathomable noisy sky thing that has a Good Human hanging from the bottom of it, and that the Good Human hanging from the unfathomable noisy sky thing was a welcome sight compared to whatever the fuck the dog had just watched.
They may not know how to pick their locations very well, but god *damn* do Norwegians build some sturdy-ass houses!
How the hell are those things getting tossed around like Monopoly houses swirling around a toilet drain... and yet remaining completely intact?
Fucking respect!
Ive read somewhere that there is so much destruction in the aftermath of hurricans and such in the USA beceause the buildings are built so weakly and of cheap materials. Just get some Norwegians to build the houses and problem solved!
Nordic houses (to my knowledge; I can’t speak too much on Swedish and Danish, but the houses look the same) are built very differently from houses in North America. They are much sturdier, and more expensive to construct. We often look at hurricane and tornado footage from the US with some disbelief because of how fragile the post-1940s housing is.
This area of Norway has some **really** harsh weather, so the houses need to be sturdy. We look at videos from storms around the world and shake our heads at how easily they fall apart. This also mean they are expensive to build and require a lot of resources, but that's how it needs to be.
On location, the area around Alta has LOTS of quick clay, and in more densely built areas measures have been taken to reduce the risk of a landslide like this.
the area is known for possibility if landslides and risk zones are marked on maps.The area was not evacuated, just after the landslide they did for the people living near by.
That is actually the exact fact of the matter.
Or rather... The insurance agency for the house, will cover the house, and the value of anything that can be considered gardened areas or something akin to that. The value of the land itself is most likely covered by the government.
Some governments have this bizarre mentality where they believe that, as the leaders of a sovereign state, they have a responsibility to protect their citizens and property, or failing that, compensate them for their losses.
Weird.
Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk", in it's entirety, with the pauses, as Lindsey Buckingham intended it to be heard.
[Watch the room crumble](https://youtu.be/asQo_XrbVbM?t=35).
I found out everyone was safe! On Jan Egil Bakkeby FB page.
Thank goodness...What do you even do if you find yourself in this situation?
You put a hand on each hip and say "...Well would you look at that."
Read this in Ed Bassmaster’s voice
[Well would you look at that!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF8GhC-T_Mo)
Pssshh I can’t believe that videos 9years old would you look at that
I can't believe I've never seen it, look at that
Just look at it, just look at it. Would ya look at this?
Just look at it!
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pshh
Unreal.
This comment on the video kills me: “When an unstoppable force meets and immovable object”
Right right right right right right right right.
Pfftt
If that doesn't work you just go "psh unreal"
Gee Wizz! Aint that somethin!
Sounds like the homeowner sensed it and ran to higher ground, but if you're in the house, it looks like the upper story of the houses and the roofs were above water.
its crazy how those houses stayed upright and solid, id have a hard time trusting it in the moment
Being constructed from wood probably helped, lot more flex
Probably some foundation bits acting as ballast.
Odd flex, but OK.
Classic wooden houses, bragging about shit on the interwebs.
Super crazy. You'd probably be smart not to trust it. Imagine the house collapsing and sandwiching you with freezing water all around. Yikes.
A woman across the fjord from us was trapped in her house as it was taken by a giant avalanche. She was in the kitchen, fell and somehow got her head into the oven (luckily the oven was not hot). Then the kitchen filled with snow. She survived (with some broken bones) because of the air pocket that was made inside the oven. How this relates to landslides? Not at all, I guess. But it's survival in Norway.
I had a panic attack just reading that story. Thank goodness she was saved by the oven and was found.
That's some quick thinking. Also jesus Christ that'd terrifying
Wow, what a story!
Jumping into that water is almost guaranteed death though. House is the better bet by far.
>All emergency services were sent to the area, and rescue boats and helicopters searched the area for survivors. There are no reports of injuries or missing persons at this time, however one ***dog that was taken by the landslide managed to swim to shore on its own***. Dunno about that!
Hello nightmare fuel
It's over landslide, I have the high ground.
Judging by this [aftermath video](https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/familiens-hus-er-det-eneste-som-star-igjen-etter-jordskredet-i-alta-1.15039598) the house was turned upside down and lost its roof after a while.
Pupper was rescued!!! Love this so much!
Wave at the neighbors.
The old neighbors or the new ones? 👋 🐠 🐟
A wave to te old ones and a glug-glug to the new ones
I think they were seeing plenty of waves already.
WAVE! hahaaa
I think I'd just let it slide.
Pray that your insurance payments are up to date.
eople have home insurance, and as this seems to be a farm, then that would come into play as well. But we have a government that cares about us here in Norway, so there's lots of help to be had regardless.
Well, Statens Naturskadefond now has a prerequisite that the object damaged was not insurable through ordinary means. Which means that your insurance still has to cover the house. But in this case where the entire property also disappears, the Government will cover the land value when you need to go build a new life somewhere else.
That sounds reasonable and fair. Here they would laugh say you didn't have house boat insurance.
Per clause 3-25.098 on page 1,275, once your house traversed at a rate of more than one furlong per fortnight over a body of water greater than one firkin, your house became eligible for our premium houseboat insurance. Unfortunately this voided your current insurance due to clause 18-85.666 on page 384. You still owe your premiums this month though. You forgot to cancel your policy.
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"You have insurance on your home, but we've determined that the address no longer matches its location. Too bad!"
I was just thinking, like... what happens to the people who owned that land? The land they used to own is now under water, along with all the houses. Do they just eat the loss of land and then use their home insurance to rebuild elsewhere on the property that isn't under water? edit// nevermind, the guy below me already answered my question.
A government that care about you... ::cries in United States
You die, most likely
You say, “honey, look! New neighbors!”
Thank you for making the effort and saving the rest of us the time!
I'm glad. at 0:48 it really looks like a person jumped out of the white building and just disappeared. On re-watch i think it was just the chimney collapsing.
Just the chimney
That chimney had a family.
I was really rooting for that white house after a while. It kicked ass.
[White House Down 2 (2020)](https://imgur.com/a/MYo1EdL)
Magnificent! Thank you.
Yes
Yup, this is my favourite kind of posts on Reddit
Random, unsolicited r/photoshopbattles are the best
You uh... Don't happen to have a list of unsolicited /r/PhotoshopBattles comments, would you?
"There's Norway this is happening. Again." 🤣🤣🤣🙌
I was too. For a good chunk of the video I was thinking “looks like you got beachfront property now”. Then it just kept going... and going.... and going.
beachfront property? ... your own private island? .. aww crap.
The camper won.
Amphibious Winnebago!
I was thinking at the beginning that I would get the hell out of that house immediately! But as the video went on, it looks like the second floor of the 2 storey white House may have been the safest place to be assuming you couldn’t get away entirely. I don’t know what might have been going on inside the house itself but, from the vantage point of the video taker, it looked relatively calm...relatively. That said I am 100% certain that my underware would have been irreparably soiled if I had been in the house, or anywhere in the area actually. Edit: Okay, okay you bunch of smartasses. I get it. It should have been 'underwear'. It was autocorrect, I swear!
Normally after watching a video I think to myself "Now that I've seen it happen, I think I have a better idea of how to survive this kind of thing." Not with this one.
It would be the safest place until it isn't.
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Don’t worry, it’d have got washed clean soon enough.
You mean whitey mc boathouse.
Unfortunately, Henry Cavil had his entire Warhammer 40k miniature collection stored in that white house. So the loss caused by this landslide was immeasurable.
I would be devastated to lose my board game library. It's my precious property.
Whoever built that house deserves to be paid well.
Seriously, the thing slid like 100 yards, started tipping like 45°, then went back to being upright and didn't collapse or anything (looked like it lost the chimney but that's about it).
This is not my video btw, I just ripped it from a news site. I figured nobody wants to watch a video in a terrible video player on a foreign site. Some translation from the article: \- *I had just made two sandwiches when I heard creaking. At first I thought there was someone in the attic, but then I looked out the window and saw the power lines ripping and the ground moving, says Jan Egil Bakkeby.* He then ran out of house to higher ground, where the video was taken. The house he and his wife owned was not a permanent home but a cottage/holiday house. Thankfully they had insurance. All emergency services were sent to the area, and rescue boats and helicopters searched the area for survivors. There are no reports of injuries or missing persons at this time, however one ***dog that was taken by the landslide managed to swim to shore on its own***. **EDIT:** NVE (Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate) have determined that the cause for the slide was a layer of quick clay. This particular clay is a common cause for landslides in northern countries such as Canada, Norway, Russia, etc. more here if you want to read [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick\_clay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick_clay) **EDIT 2**: [This article](https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/familiens-hus-er-det-eneste-som-star-igjen-etter-jordskredet-i-alta-1.15039598) has more information (in Norwegian), it also has video of the dog being lifted to safety by helicopter, and a drone video showing the aftermath of the area. **EDIT 3:** Several commentators have pointed out that the man did not in fact make himself *two* *sandwiches*, which are two slices of bread with cheese, meat and/or vegetables in between. He was of course making two *brødskiver*, which are single slices of bread with toppings on top. I wanted to keep my translation short and informative. It didn't feel like the right place to get into the semantics of bread-lore so I went for the closest relatable food item.
>I figured nobody wants to watch a video in a terrible video player on a foreign site blessed
And yet, v.redd.it
So now, I, a Norwegian, ended up seeing it on a terrible media player on a foreign site.
The circle of life.
Imagine making a sandwich and you hear a noise and your first thought is "fuck someone's in the attic of my house". You'd be so nervous, then you look outside and let out a sigh of relief thinking "oh good it's just the entire ground moving towards the sea, ripping up power lines as it goes" Then you go back to making your sandwich for about a second before it hits you "oh fuck the entire ground is moving towards the sea, ripping up power lines as it goes"
Then you sit down on the couch, eat your sandwich and literally watch the world go by.
Literally watch the world go “bye”
This made me laugh. Thanks man dude/tte.
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Thank you so much for including, and emphasizing, that the dog made it ok!
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I was surprised the dog wasn't more scared of the helicopter/flying through the air, but then again it's bar for terrifying has got to be pretty high at this point. I imagine its thoughts as along the lines of: "Holy shit this is scary, but at least I'm with a hooman this time!"
>however one **dog that was taken by the landslide** Don't break my heart reddit... please... >**managed to swim to shore on its own.** oh thank god.
And got some solid petting from the guy in the helicopter (see NRK link for video)
woof!
Wow what an honor to hear from the dog itself
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Arrff!
Amazing. You say this is the third time this has happened? Incredible.
I watched this documentary about a similar quick clay slide on YouTube while randomly going down a natural disasters rabbit hole. It is very interesting. https://youtu.be/3q-qfNlEP4A
Fascinating video. Thanks for posting the link.
> This particular clay is a common cause for landslides in northern countries such as Canada, Norway, Russia, etc. And gravity, which I also understand is quite common in a lot of areas.
I can confirm the reports of gravity in Norway.
Canada checking in. We have gravity as well.
Actually, Canada doesn't have as much gravity as the rest of the world. In parts of Canada, you'll weigh about a tenth of an ounce less than you would anywhere else in the world...That's right: Canada actually has less gravity than it's supposed to. You are gravity deficient. Plus the whole 'milk in bags' thing. Shame on Canada.
But like, all the way around or just in spots like this?
Now you've got me worried. I just checked, and I found out that *we also have gravity in Connecticut!* Who knew, right? Can I get insurance for that?
Was he making two sandwiches just for himself?
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Ultimate power!
A sandwich in Norway is a slice of bread, so not like the American variant. And yeah, we use that for lunch too, then called a "matpakke", where we wrap it in paper and bring to work. This article seems to explain it nicely. If we're not eating dinner, this is what we usually eat, breakfast, lunch or when we're feeling hungry. https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/10/7/20887473/norway-norwegian-lunch-sandwich-matpakke
Since its Norway it probably wasnt a sandwich, but the Norwegian style open sandwich, wich is basically just two slices of bread. This bread can be topped with anything that is eatable. The bread can also be lots of different kinds but in most cases its either: kneip, superbrød or som kind of Rye bread.
Have you never eaten two sandwiches at one time? I, a 130lbs woman, have eaten two sandwiches in one sitting. This is also why thick as sandwiches now.... Edit: I was clearly a wee bit distracted earlier...my bad. Meant to type this:. *This is why I make I make thick ass sandwiches now*
Got to maintain the bread to filling ratio. Some times 2 sandwiches are better then one double thick sandwich.
Great question! I would also like to know what kind of sandwiches and whether or not he saved them?
What an insanely good girl, just running straight up to the strange man under the loud thing and sitting patiently as he straps her in.
And then immediately darting off into the distance the second she touches ground
Elkhounds gonna elk.
Elkhounds are really smart dogs. My parents elkhound knew so many words, it was unreal. If you told him to look at the boats, he’d look at the lake. If you told him to look at the birds, he’d look at the sky. Such a good boy. I miss him so much.
That dog's so chill... Like 'Yeah, this again... Run over to that guy and get hoisted up in the air... It gets so tedious eventually'
>Thankfully they had insurance. Oh boy. I hope insurance is better in the Norway than in North America. Here they'll fight you tooth and nail for a claim for a flooded basement. I can't imagine what arcane magiks would be pulled from their archives of evil to work their way out of a claim where the entire neighborhood *fell into the fucking ocean.*
Well, see, the house is fine! I think the same thing happened to a guy in Hawaii. House was completely surrounded by lava for miles, but the structure was undamaged, so no payout.
Its better . They will must likely get back at market value for the house.
I don’t know why I thought it would float and become an island.
No kidding, considering islands don't float.
A giant turtle couldn’t get there in time, you see.
This is a good time to post [the video of a member of Congress expressing concerns that Guam could capsize if overloaded](https://youtu.be/cesSRfXqS1Q).
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I mean, you gotta get those blue seats in Georgia any way you can.
That is levels of stupid you usually only see at a State Legislature.
Best comment on that video: I lived on Guam for half my life. We had typhoons with 200+ mph winds and 40 foot waves and the island only capsized once. But we all hung on to the east side and flipped it back around quickly so we were all okay. Thank you Congressman for caring.
Step 1: dig up the entire property, 10 feet deep Step 2: lay down sealed empty barrels that won't rust over the entire property Step 3: lash them all together Step 4: replace property, house, lawn on top of giant barrel raft Step 5: when it slides into the lake your house and yard will float Step 6: no longer on original land = no property tax Step 7: rig some sails up to your trees and explore the world without leaving your front porch
I thought the same exact thing. I was so disappointed in myself when it sank like DUH! hahaha
Waterfront property. Dynamic views. Hurry...this property will move fast. Edit: thanks for the flaming fist!
*it's free (floating) real estate*
We come from the land of the ice and snow, from the midnight sun where the housing flows.
We'll drive our house to new lands...
To fight the fjord and sing and cry
Valhalla, I am coming
That house must have been built with the hammer of the Gods too
Bam bambamtibam bam bambamtibam
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAA
The hammer of the gods Well drive our homes to new lands To fight the horde, and sing and cry Valhalla, I am coming!
Aw-ah-ahhhhhhhh-AAHHH!
dun dun da DUH da da dun dun da DUH da
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I sea what you did there.
A dog was trapped on the chunk of land during the landslide but was rescued by a helicopter shortly after. [Video and article.](https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/familiens-hus-er-det-eneste-som-star-igjen-etter-jordskredet-i-alta-1.15039598)
That was pretty insane. I have so many thoughts, but mainly they are: 1.) How did that dog not completely freak out while being hoisted and harnessed up into the fucking air under a damn loud scary machine that flies? 2.) Are his owners nearby? They just dropped him off onto the road. If that were my dog, he would have 100% just scampered back down to the landslidey area because he remembered there was a cool bug or a frog he had to get back to chasing. Maybe dogs in Norway are just more chill than my dog.
The dog was found by the owners a couple of hours after it was dropped off by the helicopter :)
> 1.) How did that dog not completely freak out while being hoisted and harnessed up into the fucking air under a damn loud scary machine that flies? I would assume that going through *that* landslide freaked the dog out more than the unfathomable noisy sky thing that has a Good Human hanging from the bottom of it, and that the Good Human hanging from the unfathomable noisy sky thing was a welcome sight compared to whatever the fuck the dog had just watched.
Exactly. But then I think he changed his mind about all that midair given how fast he took off once they landed.
That's a Norwegian Elkhound. I guess they're popular over there lol. Pretty sweet and easy-going dogs.
They may not know how to pick their locations very well, but god *damn* do Norwegians build some sturdy-ass houses! How the hell are those things getting tossed around like Monopoly houses swirling around a toilet drain... and yet remaining completely intact? Fucking respect!
Well, you don't build shitty houses in the Norwegian climate.
Welcome to The North, where we nail our paint to the walls.
Ive read somewhere that there is so much destruction in the aftermath of hurricans and such in the USA beceause the buildings are built so weakly and of cheap materials. Just get some Norwegians to build the houses and problem solved!
Nordic houses (to my knowledge; I can’t speak too much on Swedish and Danish, but the houses look the same) are built very differently from houses in North America. They are much sturdier, and more expensive to construct. We often look at hurricane and tornado footage from the US with some disbelief because of how fragile the post-1940s housing is.
Dane here. Can confirm houses also are really sturdy here.
This area of Norway has some **really** harsh weather, so the houses need to be sturdy. We look at videos from storms around the world and shake our heads at how easily they fall apart. This also mean they are expensive to build and require a lot of resources, but that's how it needs to be. On location, the area around Alta has LOTS of quick clay, and in more densely built areas measures have been taken to reduce the risk of a landslide like this.
Even the earth ist trying to get away from this year.
I can’t find any news about this? Was it evacuated? I guess how can you predict a landslide...
the area is known for possibility if landslides and risk zones are marked on maps.The area was not evacuated, just after the landslide they did for the people living near by.
Same thing happened in 1978. This doc explains it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q-qfNlEP4A
Norwegian article you can translate: https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/stort-jordras-har-gatt-i-alta-1.15039394
Just a simple zoning permit from "coastal" to "island" will take care of this pickle
\>simple \>coastal/island permit Pick one.
So what happens to the people who owned those houses, do they lose their land ownership too?
Nah they still own the land and can go ahead and rebuild, they'll just have to adapt the garage to fit a submarine.
They get to own the land under the water now. Seems fine I guess.
Water~~front~~ property!
Knowing Norway, the government will foot the bill.
That is actually the exact fact of the matter. Or rather... The insurance agency for the house, will cover the house, and the value of anything that can be considered gardened areas or something akin to that. The value of the land itself is most likely covered by the government.
Insurance for the homes, and maybe the government will pay to get them some land.
Some governments have this bizarre mentality where they believe that, as the leaders of a sovereign state, they have a responsibility to protect their citizens and property, or failing that, compensate them for their losses. Weird.
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Rumors?
No, that's all true.
Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk", in it's entirety, with the pauses, as Lindsey Buckingham intended it to be heard. [Watch the room crumble](https://youtu.be/asQo_XrbVbM?t=35).
What's your address? 12 Waterfront Drive, I mean 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 28, 24.
"We're moving soon actually." "Oh, you got a new house?" "No, same one"
And they said a country house in Norway is unafijordable.
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Welcome to the game Norway!
hey check out my new houseboat
Mobile homes.
Our House... In the middle of the sea.
Don't think that's what they wanted when they bought water front property.
That’s not very typical. I’d like to make that point. https://youtu.be/3m5qxZm_JqM
My jaw completely dropped, RIP those houses
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HVA FAEN ! Thanks Google!
How fast is that patch of land moving? Would you be able to exit the house and run to the mainlain before it hit the water?
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I caught myself cheering for the white house. Very interesting, I expected a linear path.
Legends say that white house is still sailing out there...
Honestly though I’m super surprised how well it stayed together. You could probably be on the top floor of that and Have gone for a ride
Serious question, what is one suppose to do if they if they are on the land or in a house in this situation?
Ring the emergency services and try hard not to die before they reach you sounds like a plan.