Railway bridge collapses in southeastern Norway following last week’s torrential rain
A railway bridge in southeastern Norway that ran across a river swollen by torrential rain has collapsed
A part of a railway bridge collapsed into the drinking water in excess of the Laagen River in Ringebu, Norway, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. A railway bridge in southeastern Norway, managing across a river that experienced swollen adhering to last weeks of torrential rain, collapsed on Monday, authorities said. (Lars Skjeggestad Kleven/NTB Scanpix through AP)
The Affiliated Press
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A railway bridge in southeastern Norway that ran throughout a river swollen by torrential rain collapsed on Monday, authorities explained.
BaneNOR, a govt company in demand of the Norwegian rail infrastructure, reported the central area of the metal truss bridge above the Laagen River slid into the water “due to damage to the central bridge foundation.”
All visitors across the bridge was halted a 7 days in the past out of fear that it would collapse since of the huge volume of h2o.
“Bane NOR experienced just begun investigating the extent of the destruction to the bridge on Monday early morning when the middle aspect slid into the river,” the agency said in a statement.
The bridge is 172.5 meters (189 yards) extended with a few spans. It has a direct basis on the riverbed, and was built in 1957.
Eivind Bjurstrøm at Bane NOR stated that the collapse of the bridge “never included a hazard to lifestyle and health, which I am really happy about.”
The rain led to the evacuation of thousands in southeastern Norway, where by a substantial quantity of water, littered with broken trees, debris and trash, thundered down the commonly serene rivers following days of torrential rain.
Storm Hans battered northern Europe, primary to transportation disruption, flooding and energy cuts throughout the Nordic and Baltic area. At least 3 individuals have been killed.
A hydroelectric river dam in southeastern Norway collapsed as water pressured its way by, and a practice derailed in neighboring Sweden when a railway embankment was washed away by floods.
