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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...

Another avalanche rams Longyearbyen

UPDATED: NVE, the state agency responsible for issuing avalanche warnings, admitted it made a mistake Tuesday after more tons of snow, ice, dirt and...

Avalanche fences didn’t help in Hammerfest

Three boys out playing were caught in an avalanche that crashed down on their playground in the center of Hammerfest on Sunday. Special snow...

Avalanche danger hits new heights

Recent sudden changes in temperatures, compounded by strong winds and storms, have raised the danger of avalanches all over Norway. Several crashed down mountainsides...

Child’s death deepens avalanche grief

The small resident community on Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard was mourning the death on Monday of the child who was critically injured in...

More avalanches threaten Svalbard

Another avalanche thundered down a mountainside in Norway's northernmost archipelago of Svalvard during the weekend. It followed the first of several avalanches around Svalbard's...

Avalanche hurled skier to his death

UPDATED: Search and rescue crews found a body on Tuesday in a mountainous area of southern Norway where they were looking for a missing...
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