A dam in Norway partially collapsed on Wednesday 9 August, as the country braces for record high water levels, flooding and landslides.<br /><br />The partial dam collapse sent water gushing through a gaping hole in the structure after several days of flooding as Storm Hans batters the region.<br /><br />The Braskereidfoss power dam on the Glomma River is the country's biggest waterway and had been unable to open its hatches after its control room flooded.<br /><br />Police considered blowing one of the 45-year-old dam's hatches to help relieve the water pressure but decided not to as the explosion would have been difficult to control.
