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Monitors ‘failed to issue top flood alert’

The government agency charged with monitoring water levels in  Norway's rivers and waterways was the target of fierce criticism on Wednesday, the day after...

200-year flood hits west Norway towns

Rescue crews and volunteers worked through the night to evacuate hundreds of people and limit damage as Voss, Odda and several other towns suffered...

Autumn storms hammer the west

Strong winds and heavy rain hammered the western parts of Norway through the weekend, paralyzing ferry services and shutting down bridges and highways in several...

Residents wait for mountain to fall

After being on alert for weeks, if not months, the now-evacuated residents of a deep valley in Norway's mountainous area of Romsdal were literally waiting...

Storms spark chaos, landslide warnings

Strong winds and snow halted ferry traffic and snarled roads in northern Norway on Wednesday. Experts also warned of possible landslides in seven other counties...

First snow falls in southeast

Snow was falling several places around the Oslo area Thursday night, and causing problems for motorists because hardly any have switched to winter tires...

Massive lightning struck southern Norway

Residents of southern Norway experienced a highly unusual night of massive lightning strikes and rolling thunder that knocked out power, set off some fires...

Thousands lose phone service

Nearly 800,000 customers of several mobile telephone firms in Norway were without service on Sunday because of a technical error in Oslo. State broadcaster NRK...

Stormy weekend broke new record

The storms that were forecast for the weekend set a new record in lightning strikes in Norway, with nearly 18,000 recorded between Friday morning...

Norway braced for big autumn storm

Even though some weather forecasts were still showing sunny skies over much of southern Norway during the weekend, state meteorologists were warning that the first...
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