Norway avalanches: Tourists among four killed in north of country

A bid of avalanches successful Norway's acold northbound has claimed the lives of 4 people, constabulary say.

In the astir deadly incident, a location and barn were swept into the oversea connected the land of Reinoya.

Two radical were confirmed killed and 140 goats were successful the barn astatine the time, according to the authorities.

Two tourists were killed successful 2 different avalanches. Both are believed to beryllium foreigners, though their nationalities are not yet known.

In the archetypal avalanche, successful Lyngen, 1 idiosyncratic died and 2 others were hurt.

"There were 5 radical of overseas root that were connected an outing successful the area. We tin corroborate that 1 idiosyncratic is deceased," constabulary spokesperson Morten Pettersen told journalists.

Two others were hurt, 1 critically and 1 with "moderate injuries", the spokesperson added.

Later successful the evening, constabulary said a 4th idiosyncratic had been killed successful different avalanche astatine Storslett successful the Nordreisa area.

"The idiosyncratic was portion of a larger overseas travelling party. Another subordinate of the travelling enactment who was astatine the country located the idiosyncratic and alerted the exigency services," a constabulary connection said.

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre described the deaths arsenic "a tragic commencement to Easter".

At this clip of year, avalanches hap astir each time successful Norway, with arsenic overmuch arsenic 7% of the country's territory astatine risk, experts say.

Earlier connected Friday, respective tiny towns successful the Troms portion were evacuated due to the fact that of the precocious hazard of avalanches, arsenic authorities warned of snowstorms and beardown winds.