Overall Green alert Flood for Norway, Sweden
in Norway, Sweden

Event summary

Flood Norway, Sweden can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1101258
Death: 0
Displaced: 81
Countries: Norway, Sweden
From - To 11 Jan - 13 Jan

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Storm Gyda, Norway and Sweden, January 2022Heavy rain from Storm Gyda caused a landslide and flooding in Norway on 12 January 2022. A landslide at a construction site has caused 16 homes (37 people) to be evacuated at Sjøholt in Ålesund municipality. In Eresfjord in Molde municipality, the Dokkelva River was rising dangerously and 44 people were evacuated from their homes. Roads closed or partially closed due to flooding in Molde, Gjemnes, Volda, Verdal, Orkland. Meteorological Institute said Meråker received the entire precipitation normal for January in 24 hours to 13 January. Several other places have about 70% of normal January precipitation. Further severe weather was expected to continue until 14 January.Thu 13 Jan 2022FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
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