Landslide north of Oslo prompts evacuation of 500 residents, with more than 20 people still unaccounted for

At least 10 people have been injured after a night-time landslide in a small Norwegian town north of Oslo prompted the evacuation of about 500 residents, with more than 20 people still unaccounted for.

Several houses were swept away in the early hours of Wednesday in Gjerdrum, 15 miles (24km) north-east of the capita. It is home to about 5,000 people.

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