<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>A series of avalanches in Norway's far north has claimed the lives of four people, police say.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>In the most deadly incident, a house and barn were swept into the sea on the island of Reinøya.</div><div><br></div><div>Two people were confirmed killed and 140 goats were in the barn at the time, according to the authorities.</div><div><br></div><div>Two tourists were killed in two other avalanches. Both are believed to be foreigners, although their nationalities are not yet known.</div><div><br></div><div>In the first avalanche, in Lyngen, one person died and two others were hurt.</div><div><br></div><div>"There were fiv people of foreign origin that were on an outing in the area. We can confirm that one person is deceased," police spokesman Morten Pettersen told journalists.</div><div><br></div><div>Two others were hurt, one critically and one with "moderate injuries", the spokesman added.</div><div><br></div><div>Later in the evening, police said a fourth person had been killed in another avalanche at Storslett in the Nordreisa area. According to BBC reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>