"The hardest hit parts of the landslide area measure around 150 x 100 meters.
In total, however, the landslide has affected an area of around 700 x 200 meters," the Gothenburg Rescue Services said in a statement.
"A number of people have been helped out of vehicles in the slide area with the help of fire personnel and a helicopter."
A rescue services spokesperson told public broadcaster SVT all people in the vehicles had been helped out.
The rescue services said specially trained staff and search dogs would now search the area, and that further slides could not be ruled out.
Persons:
Anna Ringstrom, Peter Graff
Organizations:
Gothenburg Rescue Services, TT, SVT, Police, Thomson
Locations:
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Gothenburg, Norway's, Oslo, Stenungsund, Sweden's, Swedish