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 Myndskeiðið segi ekki alla söguna Innlent Útlit fyrir nauman sigur frjálslyndra og fyrsta samkynheigða forsætisráðherra landsins Erlent Reynsluboltum sagt upp í skugga ráðgjafabruðls Innlent Djúp lægð nálgast landið úr suðri Veður Fólk sæki um námsmannaleyfi í annarlegum tilgangi Innlent Séreignarleiðin gerð varanleg og nýtist til tíu ára Innlent Engar uppsagnir í farvatninu Innlent Ístak bauð best í frágang á nýja Landspítalanum Viðskipti innlent „Alveg brjálaður yfir því að hann sé að hjóla á götunni“ Innlent Þrír handteknir á stolnum bíl og dýnur teknar ófrjálsri hendi 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 Myndskeiðið segi ekki alla söguna Innlent Útlit fyrir nauman sigur frjálslyndra og fyrsta samkynheigða forsætisráðherra landsins Erlent Reynsluboltum sagt upp í skugga ráðgjafabruðls Innlent Djúp lægð nálgast landið úr suðri Veður Fólk sæki um námsmannaleyfi í annarlegum tilgangi Innlent Séreignarleiðin gerð varanleg og nýtist til tíu ára Innlent Engar uppsagnir í farvatninu Innlent Ístak bauð best í frágang á nýja Landspítalanum Viðskipti innlent „Alveg brjálaður yfir því að hann sé að hjóla á götunni“ Innlent Þrír handteknir á stolnum bíl og dýnur teknar ófrjálsri hendi Innlent