Floods in South Iceland 21. desember 2006 11:25 People and animals were in danger when the river Hvítá in South Iceland flooded yesterday morning. By noon roads and bridges along the river were closed. Shortly after the Civil Protection Department issued a warning that the flood would reach the town of Selfoss. Over hundred rescue workers assisted men and animals escape the water all yesterday. The Reykjavik fire department sent firemen and equipment in case the river Öflusá would start flooding into the houses. Over hundred horses in Hrunamannahreppur was rescued yesterday when the rivers Litla-Laxá and Hvíta flooded and the horses got trapped, the rescuers needed speed boats to get them to dry land. At least three horses drowned. News News in English Mest lesið Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Ætla að opna Bláa lónið 29. nóvember Innlent „RÚV er sá fjölmiðill sem er líklega einna lengst til vinstri á Íslandi“ Innlent Rafmagnsmastur í hættu vegna hraunflæðis Innlent Segist svikin af Viðreisn og segir sig úr flokknum Innlent Hörð viðbrögð við vaxtahækkunum Innlent Tilbúin að aflýsa verkföllum í fjórum leikskólum Innlent Atburðarás gærdagsins í myndum Innlent Eldri maður á gamalli Corollu ógnaði ekki lífi hjóna á nýjum Ram Innlent Vaktin: Totur farnar að teygja sig til norðurs Innlent
People and animals were in danger when the river Hvítá in South Iceland flooded yesterday morning. By noon roads and bridges along the river were closed. Shortly after the Civil Protection Department issued a warning that the flood would reach the town of Selfoss. Over hundred rescue workers assisted men and animals escape the water all yesterday. The Reykjavik fire department sent firemen and equipment in case the river Öflusá would start flooding into the houses. Over hundred horses in Hrunamannahreppur was rescued yesterday when the rivers Litla-Laxá and Hvíta flooded and the horses got trapped, the rescuers needed speed boats to get them to dry land. At least three horses drowned.
News News in English Mest lesið Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Ætla að opna Bláa lónið 29. nóvember Innlent „RÚV er sá fjölmiðill sem er líklega einna lengst til vinstri á Íslandi“ Innlent Rafmagnsmastur í hættu vegna hraunflæðis Innlent Segist svikin af Viðreisn og segir sig úr flokknum Innlent Hörð viðbrögð við vaxtahækkunum Innlent Tilbúin að aflýsa verkföllum í fjórum leikskólum Innlent Atburðarás gærdagsins í myndum Innlent Eldri maður á gamalli Corollu ógnaði ekki lífi hjóna á nýjum Ram Innlent Vaktin: Totur farnar að teygja sig til norðurs Innlent