Jan Egil Bakkedal, who took this video, said he "ran for my life" into surrounding hills, and saw that his house was washed away in the landslide.
ALTA, Norway -- Jan Egil Bakkedal had just prepared himself a sandwich when he heard a huge noise and realized that it was a landslide after which he ran out and filmed it from a nearby hill in Arctic Norway.
Bakkedal told The Associated Press on Thursday that he filmed Wednesday afternoon's powerful landslide near the town of Alta that swept eight houses into the sea off northern Norway.
Bakkedal said he "ran for my life" into surrounding hills, and saw that one of the houses - which he owns - was washed away in the landslide.
