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| Norway avalanche 'buries six ski tourists' at Kaafjord | Norway avalanche 'buries six ski tourists' at Kaafjord |
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| Six tourists have been buried in an avalanche in northern Norway, local police say. | Six tourists have been buried in an avalanche in northern Norway, local police say. |
| The police chief of Troms district said one of those buried had been pulled out alive while four more had been located via radio transmitters. | |
| The snowfall had trapped half of a group of 12 skiers in Kaafjord, with unconfirmed reports they may be French. | |
| The avalanche took place on Mt Sorbmegaisa in the north of Troms district on Monday afternoon. | |
| Troms police chief Tor-Einar Eilertsen said a medical helicopter had been despatched and the army had been asked to help. | |
| Mr Eilertsen told AFP news agency: "Around 14:30 (13:30 GMT), we were informed that an expedition of 12 people had been taken by an avalanche. | |
| "According to initial, unconfirmed information, six of them were carried away by the avalanche and they could be French. | "According to initial, unconfirmed information, six of them were carried away by the avalanche and they could be French. |
| "We have scrambled significant resources to try to find them." | "We have scrambled significant resources to try to find them." |