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 Sækja WorldPride í skugga bakslags í réttindum hinsegin fólks Innlent Jöklar hér á landi minnkað um eina Lúxemborg Innlent Vísbendingar um að síðasta vígið sé fallið Innlent Beðasléttur í borginni: Óttast óafturkræfan skaða á Laugarnesi Innlent Ummæli Kolbrúnar blaut tuska í andlit ungmenna Innlent Grófu látin og særð börn upp úr rústum Erlent Kýldi konu eftir kynmök: „Hvað, getur þú ekki meira?“ Innlent Klara Baldursdóttir er látin 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 Sækja WorldPride í skugga bakslags í réttindum hinsegin fólks Innlent Jöklar hér á landi minnkað um eina Lúxemborg Innlent Vísbendingar um að síðasta vígið sé fallið Innlent Beðasléttur í borginni: Óttast óafturkræfan skaða á Laugarnesi Innlent Ummæli Kolbrúnar blaut tuska í andlit ungmenna Innlent Grófu látin og særð börn upp úr rústum Erlent Kýldi konu eftir kynmök: „Hvað, getur þú ekki meira?“ Innlent Klara Baldursdóttir er látin Innlent