{"id":12862,"date":"2023-03-31T23:40:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T21:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faithirabor.com\/?p=12862"},"modified":"2023-03-31T23:40:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T21:40:35","slug":"norway-avalanches-tourists-among-four-killed-in-north-of-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faithirabor.com\/?p=12862","title":{"rendered":"Norway avalanches: Tourists among four killed in north of country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A series of avalanches in Norway’s far north has claimed the lives of four people, police say.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the most deadly incident, a house and barn were swept into the sea on the island of Rein\u00f8ya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two people were confirmed killed and 140 goats were in the barn at the time, according to the authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two tourists were killed in two other avalanches. Both are believed to be foreigners, although their nationalities are not yet known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the first avalanche, in Lyngen, one person died and two others were hurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“There were five people of foreign origin that were on an outing in the area. We can confirm that one person is deceased,” police spokesman Morten Pettersen told journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two others were hurt, one critically and one with “moderate injuries”, the spokesman added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later in the evening, police said a fourth person had been killed in another avalanche at Storslett in the Nordreisa area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“The person was part of a larger foreign travelling party. Another member of the travelling party who was at the scene located the person and alerted the emergency services,” a police statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re described the deaths as “a tragic start to Easter”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this time of year, avalanches occur almost every day in Norway, with as much as 7% of the country’s territory at risk, experts say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier on Friday, several small towns in the Troms region were evacuated because of the high risk of avalanches, as authorities warned of snowstorms and strong winds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BBC NEWS<\/p>\n

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