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 Sá eini fagmenntaði missti vinnuna Innlent Kviknaði í gömlum bústað við Rauðavatn Innlent „Kynjafræði er pólitísk í eðli sínu“ Innlent „Allt sem er innan velsæmismarka verður tekið til greina“ Innlent Vilja fækka leyfilegum fjölda borgarfulltrúa Innlent „Þetta er risastór áfangi og gleðitíðindi fyrir Kópavogsbæ“ Innlent Segir mjög litlar líkur á öðru gosi á næstunni Innlent Arndís Bára lögreglustjóri næsta árið Innlent Fangageymslur fullar eftir nóttina Innlent Tollahækkanir Trump taka gildi 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 Sá eini fagmenntaði missti vinnuna Innlent Kviknaði í gömlum bústað við Rauðavatn Innlent „Kynjafræði er pólitísk í eðli sínu“ Innlent „Allt sem er innan velsæmismarka verður tekið til greina“ Innlent Vilja fækka leyfilegum fjölda borgarfulltrúa Innlent „Þetta er risastór áfangi og gleðitíðindi fyrir Kópavogsbæ“ Innlent Segir mjög litlar líkur á öðru gosi á næstunni Innlent Arndís Bára lögreglustjóri næsta árið Innlent Fangageymslur fullar eftir nóttina Innlent Tollahækkanir Trump taka gildi Erlent