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| Norway avalanche kills four foreign tourists | |
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| Four tourists have died after being caught in an avalanche in northern Norway, local police say. | Four tourists have died after being caught in an avalanche in northern Norway, local police say. |
| Police in the Troms district said one person had been pulled out alive, while another was still missing. | |
| The snowfall trapped five Swiss and one French person. They were in a group of 12 skiers in Kaafjord. | The snowfall trapped five Swiss and one French person. They were in a group of 12 skiers in Kaafjord. |
| The avalanche happened on Mt Sorbmegaisa in the north of Troms district, about 65km (40 miles) east of Tromso, on Monday afternoon. | |
| The identities of the four victims have not been released. | |
| The survivor was taken to a hospital in Tromso. | |
| Police said rescuers had detected signals from the skiers' avalanche transceivers buried in the snow. | |
| Troms police chief Tor-Einar Eilertsen said a medical helicopter had been despatched and the army had been asked to help. | Troms police chief Tor-Einar Eilertsen said a medical helicopter had been despatched and the army had been asked to help. |
| In a later statement the police said around 30 people with sniffer dogs were helping in the rescue. | |
| Avalanches are relatively common in Norway at this time of year, as higher spring temperatures start to warm and dislodge blocks of snow. | Avalanches are relatively common in Norway at this time of year, as higher spring temperatures start to warm and dislodge blocks of snow. |
| Are you in the area? Do you have any information you would like to share with the BBC? Please send us your comments. | Are you in the area? Do you have any information you would like to share with the BBC? Please send us your comments. |