The Norwegian Public Roads Administration announced on Wednesday morning that the road into Hammerfest was open to traffic again. Soon after, another avalanche came through Leirvika. The landslide should have gone over half the road, but traffic is now moving as normal. The weather creates trouble The weather in Hammerfest has created major challenges for air traffic. Clinic manager at Hammerfest hospital, Jørgen Nilsen, says that patients will not be able to be transported by air, and that ongoing assessments are made as to whether the SAR Queen helicopter at Banak in Lakselv should be put into use. Minor landslides on Wednesday morning in Leirvika in Hammerfest. Photo: Allan Klo / news While the road to Hammerfest has been closed, Finnmarkssykehuset has used ambulance boats as the main means of transport. Home alone Between the avalanches in Akkafjord, Lisa (11) and Lars (9) have been home alone with the dog. The mother works as a nurse in Hammerfest, and the father is on a business trip to Germany. The landslides happened just a few kilometers from Lisa and Lars’ house. – I was a bit scared, because I didn’t know if they were doing well, says Lisa. Lisa (11) and Lars (9) live between the avalanches in Akkarfjord in Hammerfest. Last night Lisa and Lars slept with their neighbor Lene. According to Lisa, there were seven people there, and the neighbor served them spaghetti and gingerbread. Now they are at home in their own house. Here, the 11-year-old has taken on responsibility for his little brother. Together they have raided the snack cupboards and are now eating crisps and playing games. They don’t know when mom and dad will come home. – I hope they come home as soon as possible, says Lisa. Lisa and Lars are waiting for the roads on Kvaløya to open again, so mum and dad can get home. Photo: Privat / Privat Several smaller landslides ahead Deputy mayor of Hammerfest municipality, Jan Tore Kvalnes of the Northern Party, believes that they had full control of the preparedness on both sides of the landslide. He adds that the latest avalanche on the night of Wednesday did not affect emergency preparedness. – There are larger or smaller landslides, mostly throughout the year, in Leirvikfloget. The last time I drove past there, there was a large rock out in the road. The municipality was informed of several smaller avalanches in the area, before the approximately 100 meter wide avalanche came down on Tuesday afternoon. – We can’t have it like that. We must get a Rypefjord tunnel in place, says the deputy mayor. – Must be patient – This is an ongoing weather event since the mild weather has arrived. People probably have to be patient, says traffic operator Nyland. She recommends that everyone check the weather, road and traffic reports before setting out on a journey. There is a significant risk of avalanches in Troms and Finnmark today. The avalanche warning has categorized the conditions as danger level 3, where level 5 is the most serious. Taxis in Hammerfest canceled taxis in the morning on Wednesday due to the driving conditions. At 10.30 they resumed operations. news was informed that Hammerfest was without plows – that these were banned after the avalanche, and that the driving conditions in the city were not safe. Communications adviser in the municipality, Eilert Sundt, says this is not true, and that plow trucks are in place. Several stretches of road are closed in Finnmark due to landslides. news states: The father of Lisa and Lars, Tor Even Mathisen, was a former news employee and worked as a freelancer for news.
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A third crash in Hammerfest on Wednesday morning – news Troms and Finnmark
