sat 19 dec 2015, 19:28

Houses Spitsbergen buried by avalanche

OSLO –

On Svalbard has an avalanche Saturday at least ten houses buried. This is a man to life and have nine people injured, including four children.Of the injured, three in bad shape.

Photo: Reuters

The tons of snow came down from the mountain Sukkertoppen in Longyearbyen, the largest settlement on the archipelago. Possible bad weather to the avalanche led. In the night from Friday to Saturday was Spitsbergen ravaged by the heaviest storm in thirty years time.

On Spitsbergen, part of Norway, in this time of year the sun is not above the horizon. By dark the rescue operation difficult. It is with strong lights and sniffer dogs searched for possible more victims.