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 Vill tollalaus viðskipti við Evrópu Erlent Allt að 18 stiga hiti á morgun en súld og léttskýjað í dag Veður Veitingahús vilji ekki bara ráða ófaglært starfsfólk Innlent Wow fékk bestu þjónustu Airbus eftir að Icelandair valdi Boeing Viðskipti innlent Ísraelsher viðurkennir mistök eftir birtingu myndefnis Erlent Öskjuhlíðartimbrið komið til Eskifjarðar Innlent Þúsundir mótmæltu Trump á 1.200 mótmælum Erlent Sektaður fyrir of stutt bil milli bíla Innlent Söfnuðu 140 milljónum fyrir Kvennaathvarfið Innlent Þrjú látin: Heyrðu öskur þegar hringt var í neyðarlínu 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 Vill tollalaus viðskipti við Evrópu Erlent Allt að 18 stiga hiti á morgun en súld og léttskýjað í dag Veður Veitingahús vilji ekki bara ráða ófaglært starfsfólk Innlent Wow fékk bestu þjónustu Airbus eftir að Icelandair valdi Boeing Viðskipti innlent Ísraelsher viðurkennir mistök eftir birtingu myndefnis Erlent Öskjuhlíðartimbrið komið til Eskifjarðar Innlent Þúsundir mótmæltu Trump á 1.200 mótmælum Erlent Sektaður fyrir of stutt bil milli bíla Innlent Söfnuðu 140 milljónum fyrir Kvennaathvarfið Innlent Þrjú látin: Heyrðu öskur þegar hringt var í neyðarlínu Erlent