Furious winds batter Iceland: Photos and videos from Reykjavik By Atli Ísleifsson 14. mars 2015 17:13 Iceland‘s capital area was battered with heavy winds and flooding earlier today. The low pressure area brought winds of up to 50 meters per second, or 112 miles per hour. Hundreds of search and rescue volunteers, fire department and police assisted residents in the capital Reykjavik and the surrounding towns. A large number of trees have been uprooted. Floods in the river Varmá in Mosfellsbær caused great problems where police, search and rescue volunteers and workers from the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration have worked hard to assist people and minimize damage. The Icelandic Met Office stated all non-essential travel should be avoided and people were advised to remain indoors. Rising river levels were expected throughout the south of the country. Below you can see photos and videos from the storm and its repercussions.Mynd/MosfellingurFrom Mosfellsbær.Mynd/MosfellingurFrom Mosfellsbær.Mynd/MosfellingurReykjavík industrial harbour.Vísir/Sunna KarenVísir/Sunna KarenVísir/Sunna KarenOutside the Swedish embassy in Reykjavík.Vísir/Skat ÓlöfPost by Mosfellingur. Post by Mosfellingur. Post by Mosfellingur. Innlegg frá Inga Birna Erlingsdóttir. News in English Tengdar fréttir Former Kaupthing CEO jailed Hreidar Mar Sigurdsson, former chief executive of Kaupthing bank, has begun serving his five and a half years prison sentence. 9. mars 2015 11:01 Jón Gnarr will not be running for president Jón says that he cannot let his family tolerate that. 14. mars 2015 09:55 The Pirate Party is now measured as the second biggest party in Iceland Would have 14 members of the Parliament out of 63. Not possible to form a two-party government without them. 13. mars 2015 14:44 Stuck in a plane for ten hours: Criticizes EasyJet It took Dóróthe Guðjónsdóttir ten hours to get home from France. 12. mars 2015 16:40 Violent storm warning IMO has issued warnings due to wind (southerly 20-30 m/s) with wind gusts exceeding 50 m/s. Intense rain and snow-melt is expected during the weekend. 13. mars 2015 16:54 Mest lesið Flugslysið sem skók þjóðina og aldrei munu fást svör við Innlent Vaktin: Forsetakosningar í Bandaríkjunum Erlent Sakfelldur fyrir þátt í banaslysi en annar ökumaður aldrei fundist Innlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent „Ég var barnið sem vildi ekki taka í höndina á kennaranum sínum“ Innlent Hagnast um hálfan milljarð og reiknar með þrefalt meira á næsta ári Innlent Segja verkfall kennara skapa ójafnræði og óréttlæti Innlent Sigurvegarar í keppni Musks ekki valdir af handahófi Erlent Perlan þurfi að seljast fyrir áramót svo dæmið gangi upp Innlent Ekki lægri meðalhiti frá árinu 1997 Veður
Iceland‘s capital area was battered with heavy winds and flooding earlier today. The low pressure area brought winds of up to 50 meters per second, or 112 miles per hour. Hundreds of search and rescue volunteers, fire department and police assisted residents in the capital Reykjavik and the surrounding towns. A large number of trees have been uprooted. Floods in the river Varmá in Mosfellsbær caused great problems where police, search and rescue volunteers and workers from the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration have worked hard to assist people and minimize damage. The Icelandic Met Office stated all non-essential travel should be avoided and people were advised to remain indoors. Rising river levels were expected throughout the south of the country. Below you can see photos and videos from the storm and its repercussions.Mynd/MosfellingurFrom Mosfellsbær.Mynd/MosfellingurFrom Mosfellsbær.Mynd/MosfellingurReykjavík industrial harbour.Vísir/Sunna KarenVísir/Sunna KarenVísir/Sunna KarenOutside the Swedish embassy in Reykjavík.Vísir/Skat ÓlöfPost by Mosfellingur. Post by Mosfellingur. Post by Mosfellingur. Innlegg frá Inga Birna Erlingsdóttir.
News in English Tengdar fréttir Former Kaupthing CEO jailed Hreidar Mar Sigurdsson, former chief executive of Kaupthing bank, has begun serving his five and a half years prison sentence. 9. mars 2015 11:01 Jón Gnarr will not be running for president Jón says that he cannot let his family tolerate that. 14. mars 2015 09:55 The Pirate Party is now measured as the second biggest party in Iceland Would have 14 members of the Parliament out of 63. Not possible to form a two-party government without them. 13. mars 2015 14:44 Stuck in a plane for ten hours: Criticizes EasyJet It took Dóróthe Guðjónsdóttir ten hours to get home from France. 12. mars 2015 16:40 Violent storm warning IMO has issued warnings due to wind (southerly 20-30 m/s) with wind gusts exceeding 50 m/s. Intense rain and snow-melt is expected during the weekend. 13. mars 2015 16:54 Mest lesið Flugslysið sem skók þjóðina og aldrei munu fást svör við Innlent Vaktin: Forsetakosningar í Bandaríkjunum Erlent Sakfelldur fyrir þátt í banaslysi en annar ökumaður aldrei fundist Innlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent „Ég var barnið sem vildi ekki taka í höndina á kennaranum sínum“ Innlent Hagnast um hálfan milljarð og reiknar með þrefalt meira á næsta ári Innlent Segja verkfall kennara skapa ójafnræði og óréttlæti Innlent Sigurvegarar í keppni Musks ekki valdir af handahófi Erlent Perlan þurfi að seljast fyrir áramót svo dæmið gangi upp Innlent Ekki lægri meðalhiti frá árinu 1997 Veður
Former Kaupthing CEO jailed Hreidar Mar Sigurdsson, former chief executive of Kaupthing bank, has begun serving his five and a half years prison sentence. 9. mars 2015 11:01
Jón Gnarr will not be running for president Jón says that he cannot let his family tolerate that. 14. mars 2015 09:55
The Pirate Party is now measured as the second biggest party in Iceland Would have 14 members of the Parliament out of 63. Not possible to form a two-party government without them. 13. mars 2015 14:44
Stuck in a plane for ten hours: Criticizes EasyJet It took Dóróthe Guðjónsdóttir ten hours to get home from France. 12. mars 2015 16:40
Violent storm warning IMO has issued warnings due to wind (southerly 20-30 m/s) with wind gusts exceeding 50 m/s. Intense rain and snow-melt is expected during the weekend. 13. mars 2015 16:54