Vegtrafikksentralen nord reports on Wednesday evening that an avalanche has gone over the E6 in Langfjorden in Alta municipality. As a result, the main entrance to Finnmark is closed. The landslide has occurred in Ytre Ulvsvåg, and it covers half the carriageway. The area will now be checked to see if there may be more landslides in the area. The police in Finnmark state that no one has been caught in the avalanche. – We received word from the plowing crew that there had been a landslide, says traffic operator Brita Bjerkli to news. A new assessment will be made at 12.00 on Thursday. Until then, the main road into Finnmark is closed between Langfjorden and Ulvsvåg due to the risk of more avalanches. In the meantime, there is a detour from Skibotn on the E8 via Finland and the E45 via Kautokeino. This means that the trip between Alta and Tromsø is now 544 kilometers long, instead of 295 kilometers. The landslide south of Alta is the second landslide to have occurred in Finnmark this Wednesday. Earlier in the day, an avalanche over 250 meters wide crossed the E69 in Nordkapp. No one caught by landslide in Nordkapp In Nordkapp municipality, the 250-metre-wide landslide over the E69 has led to the closure of the section out to the Nordkapp plateau and the villages of Gjesvær, Skarsvåg and Kamøyvær. During the day, a larger search was made to see if anyone had been taken by the avalanche. – There are no indications that anyone has been caught in the avalanche. Searches have also been made by boat along the shore without finding anything. The police in Finnmark announced at 17:45 that all efforts in the area had ended. A new assessment will be made at 10.00 on Thursday. Hammerfest isolated since Tuesday The only road into Hammerfest, highway 94, has been closed due to landslides and the risk of landslides since Tuesday. The stretch will not open until 10.00 on Thursday at the earliest. It is the fifth time this year that the stretch to the only hospital in Western Finnmark has been closed this year. Avalanche risk higher than expected This is despite Varsom.no reporting a moderate avalanche risk along the coast of Finnmark. Karsten Müller, supervisor at the avalanche warning service, admits that the avalanche danger has probably been higher than first thought. – There has been a lot of wind, which has led to the snow being moved into formations and a number of avalanches taking place which we do not normally expect in a moderate avalanche danger. He thinks they may have underestimated the situation a little. – In retrospect, it seems that we may have had more and larger naturally triggered landslides than is expected at moderate risk. In retrospect, it may have been danger level three today. Several avalanche-closed roads in Finnmark Fylkesvei 8028 between Saraby and Porsa in Hammerfest are closed due to avalanches. A new assessment of whether the road can open will be made on Thursday at 10.00 on Thursday. The E69 between Repvåg and the Nordkapp tunnel is closed due to a large avalanche in Kåfjorden. A new assessment will be made as to whether the road can open at 4 p.m. County road 882 between Øksfjordbotn and Øksfjord ferry quay in Loppa municipality has been closed due to avalanches, but the road was expected to open at 2pm. County road 8024 between Finnelv and Akkarfjordbotn in Hammerfest may be closed due to the risk of avalanches. Status of the roads in Finnmark 14 February The Swedish Road Administration reports that several road sections in Finnmark are closed due to avalanches or storms until Thursday, the E6 between Langfjordbotn and Ytre Ulvsvåg in Alta municipality is closed due to avalanches and the risk of avalanches. A new assessment will be made on Thursday at 12.00. County road 8830 between Skillefjordbotn and Småvika in Alta municipality is closed due to the risk of avalanches. A new assessment of whether the road can open will be made on Thursday at 09.00. National highway 94 between Leirvik and 94 Kvalsund bridge in Hammerfest municipality is closed due to avalanches. A new assessment of whether the road can open will be made on Thursday at 10.00. County road 8028 between Saraby and Porsa in Hammerfest municipality is closed due to avalanches. A new assessment will also be made here at 10.00 on Thursday. In addition, several stretches of road are closed on Kvaløya in Hammerfest municipality due to storms and clean-up work. E69 between Repvåg and the North Cape Tunnel. There has been a big landslide in Kåfjorden. A new assessment will be made at 10:00 on Thursday. There has also been an avalanche across the E69 between Nordmannset in Nordkapp and Skipsfjordhøgda bollard on Magerøya in Nordkapp municipality. Several stretches of road are also closed on Magerøya until Thursday at 10.00 a.m. due to bad weather. Fylkesvei 98 Ifjordfjellet is closed, and the mountain crossing will probably be closed until 09.00 on Thursday. All county roads on the Nordkinn Peninsula are closed. A new assessment will be made as to whether the roads can open at 19.00 on Wednesday. County road 890 between Berlevåg and Kongsfjord tollbooth is closed. A new assessment of whether the road can open will be made on Thursday at 07.00. County roads 890 Kongsfjordfjellet and 891 Båtsfjordfjellet on the Varanger Peninsula are convoyed. A column is set up on county road 889 between Snefjord and Havøysund. The first column leaves at 20.45 from Snefjord. There is a queue on Sørøya between Hasvik and Breivikbotn until 22:00 on Wednesday evening.
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The main access road to Finnmark is closed after another landslide – the risk of landslides is probably higher than expected – news Troms and Finnmark
