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A mountain road connecting the Austrian provinces of Vorarlberg and Tyrol via the Arlberg pass in the Alps has been closed after a severe storm caused landslides, the head of the local crisis response team said on Saturday. Drivers attempting to travel between the provinces will now have to take a lengthy alternate route through the Lech Valley or through Bavaria in southern Germany. Normally, the Arlberg pass can be crossed by a tunnel through the mountain, but the tunnel is currently closed due to rennovation work. According to the authorities, it is not yet clear when the Arlberg road will …