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 „Ég vildi óska að fólk gæti séð drenginn minn eins og hann er“ Innlent Níu létust í árásinni í Vancouver Erlent Rukkaði konuna fyrir heimferðina eftir að hafa nauðgað henni Innlent Jón Ólafsson segir skilið við útvarpið Innlent Amman handleggsbrotin eftir hundsbit með barnabarnið í göngutúr Innlent Ráðamenn hneykslast á Exit-auglýsingu SFS Innlent Töldu Akureyringa ekki reka alvöruflugfélag Innlent Vita ekki hver áhrif fyrirætlanna Meta verða Innlent Kvenkyns ökumönnum fækkað: Áhyggjuefni ef almenningur treystir ekki leigubílstjórum Innlent Bréf ritað um borð í Titanic seldist á tugi milljóna 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 „Ég vildi óska að fólk gæti séð drenginn minn eins og hann er“ Innlent Níu létust í árásinni í Vancouver Erlent Rukkaði konuna fyrir heimferðina eftir að hafa nauðgað henni Innlent Jón Ólafsson segir skilið við útvarpið Innlent Amman handleggsbrotin eftir hundsbit með barnabarnið í göngutúr Innlent Ráðamenn hneykslast á Exit-auglýsingu SFS Innlent Töldu Akureyringa ekki reka alvöruflugfélag Innlent Vita ekki hver áhrif fyrirætlanna Meta verða Innlent Kvenkyns ökumönnum fækkað: Áhyggjuefni ef almenningur treystir ekki leigubílstjórum Innlent Bréf ritað um borð í Titanic seldist á tugi milljóna Erlent