Norwegian officials urgently call for new measures after deadly avalanches in north

Officials in Norway are urgently calling for new measures to be implemented following a series of avalanches in the country’s northern region that have killed both local residents and tourists.

The director of northern Norway’s Tromso Municipality appealed to residents Sunday to heed police warnings and not head to the mountains following 20 avalanches over the past few days.

"It is always the first days of good weather after previous avalanches that are the most risky, and that is when the most accidents occur," Stig Tore Johnsen told the Norwegian News Agency.

"Now that the weather is nice, the avalanche danger is extremely high. That is why we are very concerned about the current situation," he said.