Tag: accidents

Alta in mourning, campaign halted

All the political parties in Norway's northern city of Alta have halted their election campaigns following a helicopter crash during the weekend that killed...

Electric plane crashed into lake

Norway's much-hyped and only electric aircraft lost power while making the latest in a round of promotional flights on Wednesday. At the helm was...

Local mayor dies in boat accident

Members of Norway's hard-pressed Labour Party were among those in mourning on Thursday, after one of their local mayors was killed in a boat...

Critics blast latest digital breakdown

Hundreds of people in Jølster and the emergency crews trying to help them this week had to cope with a digital collapse, after extreme...

Landslides set off drama, destruction

Stories of fear and the destructive force of extreme weather were emerging Wednesday, as communication was re-established with areas of Jølster hit by sudden...

Landslides close roads, isolate homes

Police still couldn't account for at least 30 people in the mountain community of Jølster in Sogn og Fjordane by midday, after heavy rains...

Family sues Boeing after Ethiopian crash

The family and husband of Norwegian foreign aid worker Karoline Aadland are joining a class-action lawsuit against US aircraft producer Boeing, after one of...

Long-distance swim turned dramatic

Organizers of a long-distance swim over the Oslo Fjord were facing criticism this week, after more than half the participants had to be plucked...

Mountain’s rumbling forces new evacuation

Just days after being allowed to return home, Norwegians living at the foot of the country's most unstable mountain Mannen had to pack up...

Cold cuts risk of mountain falling

Norway's cold summer weather this year is unpopular, but it has reduced new warnings that the country's unstable mountain known as Mannen might literally...
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