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Still much to do in the mountains for the Norwegian Red Cross

Still much to do in the mountains for the Norwegian Red Cross
The Red Cross in the mountains in Buskerud County, Norway.Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen / NTB scanpix

Red Cross reports a lot of activity in the mountains on Saturday. The number of casualties, searches and retrieval operations in total are still higher than they were at last year’s Easter.
On Saturday the aid corps reported 70 injuries. This brings the number of casualties, searches and retrieval missions in total this Easter up to 622, compared to 609 for Easter Eve in 2015.
Hikers are requested by Red Cross to keep track of changes in the weather and  in which areas there are dangers of avalanches on Sunday .

Source: NTB scanpix / Norway Today

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