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Three people dead after avalanche in northern Norway 

An avalanche killed three French skiers in their 60s in Norway's far northern region of Troms on Thursday, police said.

Published: 7 April 2022 16:37 CEST
Lyngen, northern Norway.
Police have confirmed that three skiers have died in the avalanche. Pictured is a stock photo of the mountains in Lyngen. Photo by Kevin Bessat on Unsplash

The police district in Troms has confirmed that three French skiers have died after being hit by an avalanche in Lyngen, in the county of Troms og Finnmark on Thursday.

“According to reports, three people have been taken by the avalanche. The air ambulance has now landed, and a doctor has declared three people dead,” Troms Police District tweeted. 

The three casualties were part of a group of nine foreign skiers, public broadcaster NRK reports. The victims wore avalanche detectors which enabled them to be quickly located, according to NRK. The skiers were caught in the avalanche on the Kavringtinden mountain.

“The caller stated that three people were taken by the avalanche. The other six worked to dig out the three who were taken by the landslide,” operations manager for Troms Police District, Karl Eirk Thomassen, told NRK.  

Weather warning service Varsom.no issued an orange danger warning for large parts of Troms, which means a significant risk of avalanches in the area. On Wednesday, two people were also caught in an avalanche in Lyngen but were not injured. On March 30, one person was killed and seven injured in two avalanches in Lyngen.

Dan Håvard Johnsen, Mayor of Lyngen, said that the news was a tragic start to the Easter break in Norway. 

“It is an incredibly tragic start to Easter. This will leave its mark on the community in Lyngen,” he told NRK. 

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Norway braces for travel disruption as weather warning issued

Journeys in parts of Norway will likely be affected by heavy rainfall on Monday and Tuesday, with a crisis staff being established in Innlandet County to deal with the orange weather warning.

Published: 9 September 2024 10:32 CEST
Norway braces for travel disruption as weather warning issued

Meteorologists have forecast 60-80 millimetres of rain in parts of Norway from Monday afternoon.

An orange weather warning, which could be upgraded to red on Monday, has also been issued in Innlandet County and Trøndelag. Below you can see the current forecast.

Orange alerts are issued when serious weather situations may occur, and the public is advised to “be prepared.” They are issued when forecasters expect extensive consequences.

READ ALSO: What Norway’s weather alerts actually mean

The state administrator in Innlandet County has set up a crisis staff for Monday and Tuesday. State administrator Knut Storberget told public broadcaster NRK there was a risk that roads and railways would be closed.

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration has said it was preparing for the effects of heavy rain on the road network.

In addition to potential travel disruption, the Norwegian Directorate of Water Resources and Energy (NVE) has issued an orange warning for landslides and flooding.

“The water flow will increase rapidly in small and medium-sized rivers from Monday evening. This can lead to extensive flooding, erosion, and flood damage in exposed locations. The reason is that a lot of rain is expected, locally up to 80 millimetres in one day. From Tuesday, the water flow will also increase in larger rivers,” the NVE said in its warning.

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