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Several locations for people forced to evacuate their homes, relatives of those injured, and others affected by Saturday’s storm and avalanche will remain open Sunday. In addition, Bruktikken will be open starting at 10 a.m. for people needing clothing, bedding and other necessities.

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(Note: this story will be updated continuously): An avalanche in the center of Longyearbyen hit ten homes, destroying several, and resulted in the death of a local man in his 40s and serious injuries to three people Saturday morning, including one child in critical condition as of Saturday evening. Dozens more homes and apartments near hillsides were evacuated Saturday due to possible additional slides.

The avalanche was triggered at about 10:30 a.m. by a storm that brought hurricane-force winds and heavy snow to Longyearbyen on Friday night and Saturday morning.

More than 100 people participated in rescue efforts after the slide on Sukketoppen, which is on the east side of town and overshadows one of the densest residential areas, according to The Governor of Svalbard.