Avalanche hits Norway’s remote Arctic Svalbard archipelago

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An avalanche smashed into 10 houses Saturday on the remote Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, sending eight people to the hospital and leaving several others missing, authorities said. The avalanche tumbled down about 11 a.m. from Sukkertoppen mountain, which dominates Longyearbyen, the main settlement on Svalbard. Dozens of houses at the foot […]