Avalanche, danger warning and closed roads all over Finnmark – news Troms and Finnmark

The inhabitants of Finnmark woke up on Wednesday morning to closed roads along the entire coast. The Norwegian Meteorological Institute has issued a warning about wind gusts with a strength of up to 27–35 meters per second. – The status is that there are very many closed roads, mountain passes and exposed stretches of road along the coast, says Janicke Sandstrak from Veitrafikksentralen, about the status in Finnmark. The Meteorological Institute recommends avoiding unnecessary traffic in exposed places. The meteorologists have issued a warning of strong wind gusts of up to 35 meters per second. Photo: Meteorological institute Værfast mayor An avalanche has also closed county road 882 between Tappeluft and Øksfjord. Loppa mayor Cato Kristiansen (SV) is in Fruvika, and is one of those who are weatherproof. – I can’t get to work. It is snowing and blowing a lot. There will be a home office today, so we’ll see if I can make it to the municipal council meeting tomorrow, or if I have to postpone, he says. Kristiansen says no emergency response has been initiated in Loppa, since the road has only been closed for a few hours. – We are used to closed roads here in the winter. It is boring for the fishing industry not to get their fish out, but we are prepared for it to happen. The National Roads Administration’s overview shows closed roads along the entire coastal strip in Finnmark. Photo: Screen dump Closed roads and several landslides There has also been another landslide on county road 8028 between Saraby and Porsa in Hammerfest. The Road Traffic Center expects this road to be reopened during the day. The road in and out of Hammerfest is still closed after several avalanches on Monday and Tuesday. Vegtrafikksentralen nord also reports that all county roads on the Nordkinn Peninsula are closed. The roads on Magerøya, Porsangerhalvøya and Kvaløya, county road 98 Ifjordfjellet, county road 890 Tana bridge to Gjedne and Berlevåg and county road 891 over Båtsfjordfjellet are closed due to the storm. County road 888 between Bekkarfjord and Hopseidet is also closed. The same is county road 8074 in Skjånes.



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