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 70 milljóna króna halli vegna uppsagnar samningsins Innlent Tók 12 ár að breyta reglum um bætur vegna seinkun flugferða Erlent Vísbendingar um að síðasta vígið sé fallið Innlent Sækja WorldPride í skugga bakslags í réttindum hinsegin fólks Innlent Þrír reyndu að komast undan lögreglu Innlent Jöklar hér á landi minnkað um eina Lúxemborg Innlent Beðasléttur í borginni: Óttast óafturkræfan skaða á Laugarnesi Innlent Trump sendir þjóðvarðlið til Los Angeles Erlent Efla viðveru danska hersins á Grænlandi Erlent Ummæli Kolbrúnar blaut tuska í andlit ungmenna 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 70 milljóna króna halli vegna uppsagnar samningsins Innlent Tók 12 ár að breyta reglum um bætur vegna seinkun flugferða Erlent Vísbendingar um að síðasta vígið sé fallið Innlent Sækja WorldPride í skugga bakslags í réttindum hinsegin fólks Innlent Þrír reyndu að komast undan lögreglu Innlent Jöklar hér á landi minnkað um eina Lúxemborg Innlent Beðasléttur í borginni: Óttast óafturkræfan skaða á Laugarnesi Innlent Trump sendir þjóðvarðlið til Los Angeles Erlent Efla viðveru danska hersins á Grænlandi Erlent Ummæli Kolbrúnar blaut tuska í andlit ungmenna Innlent