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Investigative Committee Highlights Failures Ahead Of 1995 Súðavík Avalanche
The report by Alþingi’s investigative committee into the 1995 Súðavík avalanche was presented yesterday, reports RÚV. The findings state that snow monitoring was inadequate and that there appeared to be little interest in avalanche protection in Súðavík prior to the disaster. The…
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The Night The Mountain Roared
Daníel Bjarnason’s documentary revisits the deadly night of the Súðavík avalanche At around 6:25 on January 16, 1995, a massive avalanche struck the fishing village of Súðavík in the Westfjords, claiming the lives of 14 people, including eight children aged between one…
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Two Avalanches Fell on Neskaupstaður in East Iceland
Two avalanches fell in the town of Neskaupstaður in East Iceland early this morning, with the first narrowly missing infrastructure and the second ploughing into an apartment building, Vísir reports. No serious injuries are being reported at this time, but windows were…
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RVK Newscast 178: Union Leader Fires Her Entire Staff
In today’s Newscast, editor-in-chief of the Reykjavík Grapevine, Valur Grettisson, treats Chief Morale Officer, Pollý, to a trip to her favourite dog park. Oh and there’s some news: the entire staff of a union have been fired, avalanche tragedy and the banking…
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Two Seriously Injured, One Dead In Avalanche Yesterday
Three men were struck by an avalanche in Svarfaðardal, near Dalvík, last evening, Vísir reports. [su_pullquote]Not in Iceland for a while but still want to read our new issue? Get it sent from the Grapevine Store, and you’ll get the previous issue…
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Avalanche Risk Very Unusual For September
All major mountain roads in the Westfjords are closed today due to impassability and risk of avalanche during the storm, RÚV reports. Geir Sigurðsson of Vegagerðin in the Westfjords says that the risk of avalanche in September is unique. [su_pullquote]The next issue…
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Hundreds Of Citizens Evacuated From Seyðisfjörður Due To High Landslide Risk
Around 100 residents living in Seyðisfjörður will be evacuated from their homes due to a high risk of landslides. Kristján Ólafur Guðnason, chief of police in East Iceland, has stated that the evacuation will take place at 7pm tonight. The evacuation will…
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Boy Alerts Village To Avalanche Danger
Last night a young boy in northwest Iceland discovered a large fissure in the snow above the village of Hofsós, then raised the alarm to protect the community from a potential avalanche. Subsequently, local police closed the Hofsós harbour area to all…
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Avalanches Close Roads In North Iceland, Met Office Issues Warning
Avalanches on the Tröllaskagi peninsula in northern Iceland closed roads yesterday, but there were no reports of injury or damage to inhabited areas. One event has blocked some local roads, including Siglufjarðarvegur and Ólafsfjarðarvegur between Dalvík and Ólafsfjörður. More details are available on…
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Houses In Danger From Avalanches
The Icelandic Meteorological Office has completed a new risk assessment for avalanches in Flateyri. This was reported in Vísir this morning. The new assessment has placed about thirty houses in Danger Zone C–the top hazard level. A further seventy have reached the…
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State Of Uncertainty Issued Over Possibility Of Avalanches In The Westfjords Today
A state of uncertainty has been declared for the Westfjords today, Vísir reports, on account of an increased risk of avalanches in the northern portion of the region. The Icelandic Met Office is monitoring the situation closely. As it stands now, there…
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Avalanches, Epidemics, Bankruptcy And Music Awards
January has been, for lack of a better term, insane. The month kicked off with a series of extreme weather events. First, massive piles of snow kept us inside. Then, an avalanche hit Flateyri, breaking records and destroying homes. Later, at the…
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Man Buried In Avalanche Yesterday Dies From Injuries
More details have come in this morning about yesterday’s avalanche at Móskarðshnúkar, a mountain just east of Mt. Esja, north of Reykjavík. Three hikers involved Three men were hiking on the slope just after 12:00 yesterday when the avalanche occurred. While two…
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Avalanche North Of Reykjavík: Missing Hiker Found Buried In Snow, Flown To Hospital
Only one of the two hikers who were in the area of an avalanche at Móskarðshnúkar was buried in the snow. Vísir reports that this man has now been found, and has been flown by helicopter to Landspítali hospital. His condition is…
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Avalanche Strikes North Of Reykjavik, Two People Missing
Rescue workers have been called to Móskarðshnúkar, a mountain just east of Mt. Esja, north of Reykjavík, in response to an avalanche which struck at about 13:00 today, RÚV reports. Two men are currently missing, believed to have been buried or partly…
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PM: “Today We Are All Westfjorders”; Justice Minister: “One House Flooded Is One Too Many”
In the wake of three avalanches that struck the Westfjords last night, both Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Minister of Justice Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir have offered their responses to the situation. The Prime Minister has pledged to visit the area when the…
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Three Avalanches Strike In A Single Night; One Rescued, Multiple Boats Damaged
Three avalanches, two in Flateyri in one in Súgandafjörður, across from Suðureyri, struck within very little time of one another around midnight last night, RÚV reports. There were thankfully no injuries, but a teenage girl was trapped for half an hour when…
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Storm Days: Frozen Cars, Avalanche Warnings, Power Outages, Snow Tunnels
The latest weather alert from the Icelandic Met Office shows that storm conditions will persist over the entirety of the country through tomorrow afternoon. While the yellow zones will see winds from 15 to 23 metres per second with blowing snow and…
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Snow Storm Predicted Across Iceland
A storm is predicted across Iceland today, reports RÚV. The police have asked people to think twice before leaving the house and that those who do so anyway prepare for major delays and possible road closures. Post by Lögreglan á höfuðborgarsvæðinu. …