The next of kin are aware that the names are being released, the police said. There was a house and a barn that were taken by the landslide. The more than 100 goats on the couple’s farm also perished in the avalanche. There are 30 permanent residents in the area where the landslide occurred. Reinøya is a small island in Karlsøy municipality in Nord-Troms with around 300 inhabitants. The road past the landslide area is still closed on Tuesday and clean-up work is underway. A total of four people died in an avalanche in Troms last Friday. In addition to the tragic avalanche accident on Reinøya, an Italian ski tourist died in Lyngen and a ski tourist from Slovenia died in Nordreisa. One person is still injured after the landslide in Lyngen. On Sunday, three ministers visited landslide areas in Karlsøy and Lyngen. The avalanche danger has been great in Troms and Finnmark in recent days. The danger level is now being adjusted down in all the country’s regions, varsom.no informs.
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Releases name after the avalanche on Reinøya in Karlsøy municipality – news Troms and Finnmark
