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 Lést við flúðasiglingar í Vestari-Jökulsá Innlent Amma ræsti neyðarhnapp við enn eina árás dóttur sinnar Innlent Lést eftir skyndileg veikindi við klettastökk Innlent Hundarnir þegar aflífaðir en ákvörðun um lógun ólögmæt Innlent Segjast ekkert hafa vitað um hætturnar í Reynisfjöru Innlent Flokkarnir dæla milljónum í áróður á Meta Innlent Rekinn eftir tvo mánuði hjá skattinum og samdægurs tilnefndur sendiherra á Íslandi Erlent Enginn árangur af „veiða og sleppa“ aðferðinni Innlent Öryggisráðið ákveður að taka yfir Gasa-borg Erlent Maður féll í Vestari-Jökulsá 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 Lést við flúðasiglingar í Vestari-Jökulsá Innlent Amma ræsti neyðarhnapp við enn eina árás dóttur sinnar Innlent Lést eftir skyndileg veikindi við klettastökk Innlent Hundarnir þegar aflífaðir en ákvörðun um lógun ólögmæt Innlent Segjast ekkert hafa vitað um hætturnar í Reynisfjöru Innlent Flokkarnir dæla milljónum í áróður á Meta Innlent Rekinn eftir tvo mánuði hjá skattinum og samdægurs tilnefndur sendiherra á Íslandi Erlent Enginn árangur af „veiða og sleppa“ aðferðinni Innlent Öryggisráðið ákveður að taka yfir Gasa-borg Erlent Maður féll í Vestari-Jökulsá Innlent