Authorities initially considered blowing up part of the dam at the Braskereidfoss hydroelectric power plant to prevent communities from being inundated. But the idea was scrapped after water later broke through the structure, police said.
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00:00 Eastern Norway and the dam at a disused hydroelectric power plant is overwhelmed.
00:07 It's thought the floodgates failed to open and the river Glomma, swollen by the torrential rains brought by storm hands, spilled over the top.
00:16 Up to 20 homes downstream had to be evacuated.
00:24 The latest news is that the river continues to rise.
00:29 But we are working with the stakeholders we have brought with us to support us here.
00:39 We don't know what we are still falling on, but we are well underway with the evacuation and they are being taken care of by the police and the municipality.
00:51 The storm's impact has been felt across swathes of Norway and Sweden.
00:55 Floodwaters have washed away bridges, turned roads into rivers and uprooted homes,
01:01 casting them adrift
01:04 and turning them into driftwood.
01:13 (whooshing)