Photos: 1 killed, 8 injured as Avalanche crashes into 10 houses

Eight people were taken to hospital after the avalanche tumbled down from Sukkertoppen mountain, which dominates Longyearbyen, the main settlement on Svalbard, at about 11am on Saturday.
Dozens of houses at the foot of Sukkertoppen were evacuated as a precaution, said Tone Hertzberg, a spokeswoman for the governor of Svalbard.
Three children were in a serious condition and five adults were slightly injured by the avalanche, hospital spokeswoman Marit Einejord told the Associated Press.
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