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Search Underway For Tourists Missing At Kerlingarfjöll
The search continues for two tourists who became trapped in a cave after a rockfall at Kerlingarfjöll on August 5th, reports RÚV. The tourists contacted the emergency line through online chat. Jón Þór Víglundsson, spokesperson for Landsbjörg (Icelandic Association for Search and…
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Electric Scooters, Alcohol And Accidents
Data shows that 245 people have visited the emergency department at Landspítali due to electric scooter accidents over the summer months, Vísir reports. Over the same June, July and August period last year, 149 accidents required a visit to the emergency department.…
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Morphine Addiction In Iceland A Serious Epidemic Amongst Young Kids
According to Icelandic doctor Hjalti Már Björnsson, morphine addiction in Iceland is becoming an increasingly serious problems amongst young kids—one that authorities have to deal with as soon as possible, RÚV reports. The situation seems in fact to be developing in a similar way…
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Your Handy Guide To Driving Safely Through The Icelandic Winter!
Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past five years, you’ve probably heard it a billion times: Winter is coming. Well, in Iceland, winter has already come, there’s no doubt about it. And for the most part, it’s beautiful! However,…
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Emergency Landing Passenger Tells His Story
One of the two men who were forced to make an emergency landing in a challenging spot Thursday told his story yesterday. RÚV reports that while it is still unknown what caused a single-engine plane flown by two Icelanders last Thursday to…


