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 Segist ætla finna orsök einhverfu fyrir september Erlent „Mér finnst þessi tilraun heldur ósmekkleg“ Innlent Lausn menntamálaráðherra sé valdníðsla Innlent Þyrlu Landhelgisgæslunnar flogið norður vegna slyssins Innlent Fyrstu kvenkyns prófessorarnir í stærðfræði fagna dátt Innlent Samstarf með ESB í varnarmálum komið í „formlegan farveg“ Innlent Vilja ekki að íbúar upplifi sig undir stöðugu eftirliti stóra bróður Innlent Nauðgaði barnungri náfrænku sinni margítrekað Innlent Hringbraut lokað vegna bílslyss Innlent Spánverjar óska eftir umræðu um þátttöku Ísrael í Eurovision Erlent
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 Segist ætla finna orsök einhverfu fyrir september Erlent „Mér finnst þessi tilraun heldur ósmekkleg“ Innlent Lausn menntamálaráðherra sé valdníðsla Innlent Þyrlu Landhelgisgæslunnar flogið norður vegna slyssins Innlent Fyrstu kvenkyns prófessorarnir í stærðfræði fagna dátt Innlent Samstarf með ESB í varnarmálum komið í „formlegan farveg“ Innlent Vilja ekki að íbúar upplifi sig undir stöðugu eftirliti stóra bróður Innlent Nauðgaði barnungri náfrænku sinni margítrekað Innlent Hringbraut lokað vegna bílslyss Innlent Spánverjar óska eftir umræðu um þátttöku Ísrael í Eurovision Erlent