Tag: avalanches
Avalanche isolates hundreds in Senja
More than 350 residents of Senja in Troms County, Northern Norway, were isolated for the third day in a row over the weekend because...
200 reindeer killed in avalanche
A large avalanche in Bøverdalen, Oppland killed around 200 reindeer on Tuesday. Herders watched helplessly as the animals were swept up in the avalanche,...
Warming weather raises avalanche risk
An avalanche expert has warned that warming temperatures forecast for eastern Norway from Thursday will significantly raise the risk of avalanches in mountain areas....
Avalanche risk high after severe storms
Several communities throughout Norway were put on avalanche alert on Thursday after heavy storms and strong winds dumped metres of unstable snow. Sogn, Jotunheimen,...
Young man killed in avalanche
A 22-year-old man from Lavangen in Northern Norway was found dead on Friday, buried under mounds of snow that crashed down a mountainside near...
Rockslide isolates hundreds
UPDATED: Around 500 residents and visitors in the small community of Todalen in Nordmøre, central Norway, were isolated last week after a mud and...
Boulder kills teenager in freak roadway accident
A 15-year-old girl who was riding in a car in Norway's mountainous county of Sogn og Fjordane was killed Friday when a huge boulder...
Avalanche and rockslide danger rises
Geologists were putting out new warnings of avalanches and rockslides in mountainous areas this week, as the spring thaw creates more hazards. Nine persons...
Search crews recover body of third avalanche victim
UPDATED: Search crews aided by the Norwegian military have finally found the bodies of all three men caught in an avalanche on Senja during...
Military joins search for avalanche victims
Norwegian soldiers, along with civil defense troops and the Red Cross, are joining the search for three men believed to have been buried under...
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