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Landslide Severs Norway’s E6 and Nordland Rail Near Levanger as Search Moves to Recovery

Investigators are probing whether ground instability linked to quick‑clay caused the collapse.

Overview

  • Authorities say a massive slide at Nesvatnet in Levanger on Saturday morning removed both lanes of the E6 and tore out the adjacent Nordland railway alignment.
  • Police report the missing Danish worker from the site is presumed dead, and the large multi‑agency search has shifted to a recovery operation.
  • Another motorist escaped after his car plunged into the lake and was treated for minor injuries at Levanger hospital.
  • The E6 and the Nordlandsbanen remain shut for several days, with heavy vehicles detouring on smaller roads or via Sweden, and nearby homes evacuated as a precaution.
  • Geotechnical teams are assessing the risk of further slides, and authorities are investigating whether the ongoing Bane NOR stabilization works are connected to the failure.