Tag: avalanches
Avalanche accidents double
Nearly twice as many people have reported being involved in avalanches so far this winter compared to last year, just as the so-called topptur...
Avalanche kills man skiing in Lofoten
A Norwegian man in his 40s was killed when he was caught in an avalanche on the steep slopes near Kleppstad at Vågan in...
Avalanche danger isolates Arctic communities
Norway's North Cape and the fishing village of Berlevåg were among communities left isolated this week by either avalanches or the danger of them....
Avalanche warnings posted nationwide
Huge amounts of snow in the mountains and suddenly shifting temperatures have prompted state officials to post avalanche warnings all over the country. With...
Svalbard residents evacuated again
Extreme weather bearing down on Svalbard this week forced the evacuations Tuesday of around 180 residents on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen. Strong winds...
Svalbard tackles ‘housing crisis’
Bulldozers rumbled onto the sites of abandoned housing in Norway's Arctic city of Longyearbyen on Svalbard over the weekend. The homes were badly damaged in...
Three cars caught under an avalanche
Emergency crews saved the lives Thursday morning of the occupants of three cars that were buried under snow and ice after an avalanche crashed...
Two Italian tourists caught in Lyngen avalanche
UPDATED: Another avalanche, this time in the Lyngen Alps of Northern Norway, crashed down on a group of ski tourists from Italy on Thursday...
Missing tourist found after avalanche
As strong winds continued to pound much of Southern Norway on Wednesday, the rough weather also dramatically raised the risk of avalanches in the mountains. A...
No one caught in latest Svalbard slide
Authorities on Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard could confirm Sunday evening that no one was missing or injured by yet another avalanche that slid...
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