A third body has been found in the search for the missing following a massive landslide that destroyed homes in Norway, police have announced.
Local media report that it was found on Saturday within hours of the second body.
Seven people remain missing following the hillside collapse that sent mud into the village of Ask on Wednesday.
The first body was found on Friday amid a major ground and air search of the area in Gjerdrum municipality.
Police Chief Ida Melbo Øystese told a news conference that while neither the “forces of nature” or time were on their side there was still a possibility they might find survivors.
She said there may be air pockets inside some of the buildings buried in the mud that may allow people to survive for a number of days.
“And as long as we have specific work tasks that must be done to be able to provide greater certainty about the decision on how long we will last, we will continue,” she said.
