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 Óvissa uppi um „stóra og fallega“ frumvarpið og Musk hótar hefndum Erlent Stjórnarformaðurinn segir stund sannleikans runna upp fyrir Eurovision Innlent „Þetta er komið út fyrir öll mörk“ Innlent „Þetta er ekkert líf“ Innlent Læknanemar látnir borga hagræðingarbrúsann Innlent Með barnaníðsefni í símanum þegar hann var „laminn í stöppu“ Innlent Skipt um lás hjá Sósíalistaflokknum Innlent Ragna yfirgefur Alþingi mánuði fyrr en áætlað var Innlent Mikill minnihluti telur stjórnarandstöðuna standa sig vel Innlent Nemendur greiði tuttugu þúsund krónum meira í Strætó en starfsfólk 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 Óvissa uppi um „stóra og fallega“ frumvarpið og Musk hótar hefndum Erlent Stjórnarformaðurinn segir stund sannleikans runna upp fyrir Eurovision Innlent „Þetta er komið út fyrir öll mörk“ Innlent „Þetta er ekkert líf“ Innlent Læknanemar látnir borga hagræðingarbrúsann Innlent Með barnaníðsefni í símanum þegar hann var „laminn í stöppu“ Innlent Skipt um lás hjá Sósíalistaflokknum Innlent Ragna yfirgefur Alþingi mánuði fyrr en áætlað var Innlent Mikill minnihluti telur stjórnarandstöðuna standa sig vel Innlent Nemendur greiði tuttugu þúsund krónum meira í Strætó en starfsfólk Innlent