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 Bylgja Dís er látin Innlent Fjárlög 2026: Ríkisstjórnin sýnir á spilin fyrir næsta ár Innlent Gestur Guðmundsson er látinn Innlent Fjórar ungar vinkonur fórust í eldsvoða í Noregi Erlent Bera kennsl á mann fimmtíu árum eftir að hann lét sig hverfa Erlent Vill hækka skráningargjöldin í 100 þúsund krónur Innlent Daður við drengi sem verður kynferðislegt og endar með hótun Innlent „Mjög miður að við séum komin á þennan stað“ Innlent Fjórir af hverjum fimm vilja setja árlegt hámark á hælisleitendur Innlent Óttast verðhækkanir sem bitni á konum og barnafjölskyldum 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 Bylgja Dís er látin Innlent Fjárlög 2026: Ríkisstjórnin sýnir á spilin fyrir næsta ár Innlent Gestur Guðmundsson er látinn Innlent Fjórar ungar vinkonur fórust í eldsvoða í Noregi Erlent Bera kennsl á mann fimmtíu árum eftir að hann lét sig hverfa Erlent Vill hækka skráningargjöldin í 100 þúsund krónur Innlent Daður við drengi sem verður kynferðislegt og endar með hótun Innlent „Mjög miður að við séum komin á þennan stað“ Innlent Fjórir af hverjum fimm vilja setja árlegt hámark á hælisleitendur Innlent Óttast verðhækkanir sem bitni á konum og barnafjölskyldum Innlent