Rail blitzen on reindeer

A NORWEGIAN reindeer herder says freight trains have killed more than 100 of the animals on the tracks in three days.

Torstein Appfjell, a distraught reindeer herder in Helgeland county, said the worst incident was on Saturday, when 65 animals were mown down.

Appfjell said it was “totally tragic” and “unprecedented” for so many reindeer to lose their lives in this way. A total of 106 reindeer have been killed since Thursday. Bane NOR, which operates the trains, has now reduced speeds in the area.