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Up to 2 million m³ of damaged wood in Norway

Article by Birgit Fingerlos (adapted for holzkurier.com; translated by Eva Guzely) | 14.12.2021 - 09:40

Three weeks ago, a severe storm battered parts of southeastern Norway. By now, the extent of the damage has been roughly determined.

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As skogsaktuellt.se reports, the storm caused between 1 and 2 million m³ of damaged wood. The members of the forest owner associations Glommen Mjøsen Skog and Viken Skog were hit the hardest according to the online platform.

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