A group of five Italians were involved in one of the four avalanches that hit northern Norway today. This was reported by the Aftenposten website, citing the police: one of them died, two others were injured, one seriously, the others were unharmed. The group was on top of the Kavringtinden peak, a nearly 1,300 meter high mountain, a destination for hikers. According to media reports, avalanches were also registered in three other areas of North Troms with a total of four fatalities in the region today.
“There were five people of foreign origin who were on a field trip. We can confirm that one person has passed away,” he said. Morten Pettersenpolice spokesman. Pettersen added that two other people were injured, one seriously and one with “moderate injuries.” The others were unharmed.
An invested farm
In the village of Reinoya, a small island in north Troms with about 300 inhabitants, an avalanche hit a farm and swept it into the sea. A man and a woman were found dead in the water, as were a hundred head of cattle. The community evacuated the other residents. In Storlett, in the municipality of Nordreisa, an avalanche caught another group of foreign tourists. One person was found lifeless. A fourth avalanche caused no injuries. The police did not advise anyone to move to the surrounding mountains because of the bad weather conditions.
Red alert has been issued in several places for today and tomorrow.