Norway considers blowing up dam after heavy rain over Scandinavia causes floods

Storm Hans has battered parts of Scandinavia and the Baltics for several days, causing rivers to overflow, damaging roads and injuring people with falling branches.

Workers reinforce a dam at risk of bursting (Bard Langvandslien/NTB Scanpix via AP)

Authorities in Norway are considering blowing up part of a dam at risk of bursting.

Days of heavy rain have triggered landslides and flooding in mountainous southern Norway, where the measure is being considered to prevent downstream communities from getting deluged.