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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...

Winter not over, more chills ahead

State meteorologists were warning on Tuesday that winter isn't ready to release its icy grip, despite sunny skies in southern Norway and a calendar...

Yet another avalanche hits Tromsø

Norway's northern city of Tromsø, along with much of the northern region of the country, continued on Monday to be plagued by avalanches that...

Picture perfect ‘påske’ holidays

Most of southern Norway basked in sunshine during the Easter holiday week known as "påske," perfect for skiers who headed outdoors, but it was...

Three more caught in an avalanche

Yet another avalanche thundered down a mountainside on the large island of Senja south of Tromsø late Tuesday afternoon, just as three men were...

Avalanche danger dims sunny Easter

Norway's traditional Easter skiing holidays in the mountains got off to a mostly sunny start, but the ongoing danger of avalanches hung over them...

Avalanche alarms at highest level

Fresh snowfall, wind and daring skiers in steep areas have set off avalanche alarms all over Norway, just before next week's traditional Easter holidays...
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