An avalanche took place on Wednesday morning on Arnøya in Skjervøy municipality in Nord-Troms. According to the police, the avalanche is about 100 meters wide. The main rescue center for Northern Norway states that no tracks have been found near the landslide, and no findings in the landslide itself. The action has thus ended. A rescue helicopter has been in the area and checked the landslide together with a plow driver and a firefighter who were on the scene, HRS says on Twitter. At 9.30am, operations manager Sigurd Hofsli tells NTB that a few people live within the crash site with no alternative route. – The road is closed, there are probably three people living inside Akkarvika. So there is a smaller number of people who are directly affected, he says. New assessment on Thursday Fylkesvei 7942 between Akkarvik and Langfjordbotn is currently closed until Thursday at 16:00. As a result, the residents living in the area are isolated until further notice. There has been a great danger of avalanches in Troms and Finnmark in recent days. The degree of danger has now been adjusted down to moderate danger. Landslide-prone area Arnøya has long been an area prone to avalanches, and in winter it is not uncommon for county road 7940 to close. According to mayor Ørjan Albrigtsen, the road can be closed for up to 30 days in total during a winter. In 2021, 200 people were isolated due to avalanches.
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Avalanche on Arnøya in Nord-Troms – news Troms and Finnmark
