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 „Hann tók algjörlega völdin yfir lífi mínu“ Innlent Þiggja milljónir í húsnæðisstyrk þótt þau búi nálægt Alþingi Innlent Tveir á slysadeild í kjölfar bruna á Stuðlum Innlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Þórdís svarar gagnrýni vegna húsnæðisstyrks Innlent Nokkrir foreldrar sóttu börn á lögreglustöð Innlent „Það þarf að nýta auðlindir landsins, það er alveg ljóst“ Innlent Snorri vill leiða Miðflokkinn í Reykjavík Innlent Vandræðalegur starfsmaður rak Björn Leví burt frá vínbúðinni Innlent Sér ekki á svörtu hjá „hinum útvalda“ 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 „Hann tók algjörlega völdin yfir lífi mínu“ Innlent Þiggja milljónir í húsnæðisstyrk þótt þau búi nálægt Alþingi Innlent Tveir á slysadeild í kjölfar bruna á Stuðlum Innlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Þórdís svarar gagnrýni vegna húsnæðisstyrks Innlent Nokkrir foreldrar sóttu börn á lögreglustöð Innlent „Það þarf að nýta auðlindir landsins, það er alveg ljóst“ Innlent Snorri vill leiða Miðflokkinn í Reykjavík Innlent Vandræðalegur starfsmaður rak Björn Leví burt frá vínbúðinni Innlent Sér ekki á svörtu hjá „hinum útvalda“ Erlent