In memory of those who perished in the Tafjord disaster of 1934 at Norddal Cemetery on golden route Ålesund, Eidsdal, Geiranger
On 7 April 1934, a rockslide of about 2,000,000 cubic metres (2,600,000 cu yd) of rock fell off the mountain Langhamaren from a height of about 700 metres (2,300 ft). The rock landed in the Tafjorden which created a local tsunami which killed 40 people[4] living on the shore of the fjord. The waves reached a height of 62 metres (203 ft) near the landslide, about 7 metres (23 ft) at Sylte, and about 16 metres (52 ft) at Tafjord. It was one of the worst natural disasters in Norway in the 20th century (wikipedia)
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Location: Norddal, Sunnmøre, Norway
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