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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 until at least Sunday afternoon after a severe storm caused landslides, local authorities said. 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 renovation work. The train route through the Arlberg railway tunnel is not affected by the storm. Ac…

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