PREPARED: the Mayor His Isaac Olsen in Kautokeino.
Photo: Erlend Hykkerud / NRK
” The first thing we must ensure is the access to clean drinking water. Drikkevannskilden our located near the Kautokeinoelva and it should not be very big flood to before the pump station will stop, ” says the mayor of Kautokeino, His Isaac Olsen.
the Norwegian water resources and energy directorate (NVE) has made a vårflomanalyse for the entire country. In the analysis it comes forward that the probability of large vårflom are the greatest in North Norway, with up to 90% probability.
the Management of the municipality have looked at the criticism functions that need to be secured.
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There is also a grocery store and some houses in the town of Kautokeino centre that is exposed to.
Under the storflommen in 1968 there was a grocery store where Rema 1000 is now located and it was affected by the flooding. If it is as great a flood in the year so can this business be under water. This we must prevent, ” explains Olsen.
a Lot of snow means that it can be storflom many places in the country, especially in Northern Norway.
MUST BE PREPARED: Hydrolog and flomvarsler Inger Karin Engen asks the municipalities to be prepared storflom.
Photo: NVE
– It is very much snow in the higher altitudes in Southern Norway, and mostly in the North of Norway. This increases the likelihood that it will be a great vårflom, informs the hydrolog and flomvarsler Inger Karin Engen the Norwegian broadcasting corporation NRK.
the NVE has the estimated snowfall for the entire country based on precipitation and temperature data from the Norwegian Meteorological institute since 1958.
These calculations show that this year’s snowfall in Troms and Finnmark are among the largest in the period it is carried out calculations for, ” says Engen.
Parts of the Masi under water
The small village of Masi is situated so that a storflom can add a part of the settlement under water.
There is 40 percent probability that the Masi experiencing an extreme situation, which occurs very rarely. The situation requires a strong follow-up and can cause major damage.
IS EXPOSED TO: the Church in Masi located up high and will probably be safe, but large parts of the community is exposed to.
Photo: Piera ‘ Balto / NRK
– If it is very hot and in addition rainfall, so it can be storflom and damage in exposed locations. But, if there is a cool spring the 95 per cent probability that the flood only a little larger than usual, says Engen.
the Mayor of Kautokeino is aware of the situation.
In 1968, several houses in Masi under the water. Now, we will send out a warning to all households in the village that the same can happen again. It is important that they are prepared, ” says Olsen.
Remember the floods in 1968
His Isaac Olsen was not old chap in 1968, but he remembers storflommen.
– I remember it very well. When I was ten years old. Our family lived very close to the river and we had to tie a boat to the stairs in case the water rose even more, recalls Olsen.
Now hope the mayor that the weather report is on the citizens ‘ side.
I hope that the snow will not melt too quickly. According to the nature værtegn it can be a long and cool spring. It will actually fit us well”, says Hans Isaac Olsen.
