Avalanche hits Norway’s Arctic Svalbard archipelago, 1 dead

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An avalanche has smashed into houses on the remote Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and authorities say one person has been killed and nine others injured. The avalanche tumbled down about 11 a.m. Saturday from Sukkertoppen mountain, which dominates Longyearbyen, the main settlement on Svalbard. Hospital spokesman Per-Christian Johansen says a local […]