Tag: Seyðisfjörður
Full readiness in the Eastfjords
Houses in Seyðisfjörður were evacuated yesterday afternoon due to forecasts of heavy rain in eastern Iceland. These were houses on Strandarvegur and Hafnargata streets, mainly employee buildings. An orange alert went into effect at midnight. According to measuring instruments of the Icelandic Meteorological Office on Strandartindi mountain in Seyðisfjörður at 21 there were no visible…
A thousand-year-old female costume has been found in Seyðisfjörður
A 10th-century female costume was found during archaeological excavations in Seyðisfjörður. An expert says finding Viking Age clothing is extremely rare, especially in Iceland. Archaeological research took place in 2021 in Seyðisfjörður in the Fjarðar area. Human remains dating from the 10th to the 20th century were found there. At the end of the survey,…
Tunnels in East Iceland
Infrastructure Minister Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson is looking at how to prioritize tunnel construction in East Iceland. The Civil Defense is proposing a tunnel from Seyðisfjörður to Neskaupstaður in the first place, but according to the transport plan, the Fjarðarheiðar tunnel is next. The Justice Minister, Jón Gunnarsson, presented the contents of the Civil Defense memo…
Further evacuations and the school closed
The Icelandic Meteorological Agency decided yesterday to evacuate another block of flats in Seyðisfjörður. The evacuation was ordered as a precautionary measure due to heavy snowfall forecast for the evening and night. This news was given in the police communication from the east of the country. Several avalanches hit Neskaupstaður in East Iceland on Monday,…
Nine people spent the night at the help desk
Due to avalanche threats, many houses in Neskaupstaður were evacuated yesterday. Nine people stopped at the help desk in Egilsbúð. The decision to evacuate was made because of the avalanche that descended yesterday morning. According to information from the Red Cross, a total of 429 people sought help there after the first aid point opened…
The coastguard vessel Þór is in Neskaupstaður
The crew moored the ship in Neskaupstaður just before midnight last night. This is confirmed by Ásgeir Erlendsson, information officer of the Icelandic Coast Guard. Rescuers and supplies arrived on the ship. The land road to Neskaupstaður is impassable due to heavy snowfall. Avalanches occurred yesterday in Neskaupstaður and Seyðisfjörður. Serious material damage was caused.…
Christmas tree in Reyðafjörður felled during a storm
A strong windstorm over East Iceland and the police are asking the people of Seyðisfjörður to stay at home. In Vestdalur in Seyðisfjörður, gusts of wind with a force of 60 meters per second were measured. East fjords rescue teams assisted distressed drivers and health workers at night and in the morning to get to…
The people of Seyðisfjörður are free to go home
The evacuation, which involved several houses in Seyðisfjörður due to the possibility of a mudslide on the slopes above the city, was completely canceled. The previously announced degree of threat has also been abolished. The statement of the Civil Defense Agency states that the ground has stopped moving on the slopes of the hill. In…
Threats in Seyðisfjörður due to the risk of landslides
The National Police Commissioner, in consultation with the East Iceland Police Commissioner, decided to declare a civil protection level in Seyðisfjörður due to the risk of landslides. After heavy rainfall in recent days, the Meteorological Institute’s measuring devices that monitor the slope above Seyðisfjörður have begun to show the displacement of a large piece of…
Fire on the Norræna ship in the port of Seyðisfjörður
Today at four in the afternoon, a fire broke out in the engine room of Norræna in the port of Seyðisfjörður. The ship’s crew extinguished the fire before the fire brigade arrived at the scene. Linda Gunnlaugsdóttir, CEO of Smyril Line, said the fire was extinguished very quickly. There seems to be no risk that…
The body of a missing tourist was found near Seyðisfjörður
The tourist they were looking for in and around Seyðisfjörður was found dead at 7 p.m. on the Strandartindur mountain slopes yesterday. He is a foreign citizen who has most likely fallen off a cliff. This was confirmed in a statement issued by the police in the region, which is investigating the case. It does…
Fishing artifacts found in Seyðisfjörður
According to RÚV, the remains of an old fishing village may have been discovered during the archaeological excavations in Seyðisfjörður. 200-year-old mills were also discovered on site. Hooks, fishing rods and other well-made tools have been found in a place that has been continuously inhabited for about a thousand years. – ADVERTISEMENT – Some are…
Voluntary hotel quarantine
A total of 74 passengers flying to Iceland decided to quarantine yesterday at the Fosshótel Hotel in Þórunnartún, Reykjavik. There are currently 167 guests in the facility. “The number of visitors has changed significantly since yesterday. Some people ended their quarantine after the second screening, and others decided to leave the hotel and go elsewhere…
In March, in the eastern fjords like in a pot
Inhabitants of the eastern fjords were pleasantly surprised by the air temperature around 20 ° C. This temperature is considered hot by Icelandic standards. In Dalatangi, between the fjords of Seyðisfjörður and Mjóifjörður, the temperature reached 20.4 ° C, at Neskaupstaður 20.2 ° C, at Eskifjörður and Kollaleira at Reyðarfjörður 19.6 ° C and further…
Avalanches, landslides and muddy floods in eastern Iceland
In eastern Iceland, a state of uncertainty has been declared due to the continued danger of avalanches and landslides. Over the weekend, the region experienced very heavy rainfall, with avalanches, floods and landslides recorded in several areas stretching from Höfn in southeastern Iceland to Borgarfjörður eystri in the northeast of the country. The incidents resulted…
From Iceland – Yellow warning valid for East Iceland
Published January 15, 2021 A yellow alert is valid for East Fjords, valid all Saturday. As this warning predicts heavy rain, there is a lot of attention in Seyðisfjörður now. The village was hit by landslides that equalized 14 homes last December and the situation is still fragile. The Meteorological Office predicts that precipitation on…
Mudslides, deceptive vaccine Information Winter solstice
Published December 21, 2020 There was an enormous mudslide in Seyðisfjörður that destroyed several homes. Fortunately, and perhaps miraculously, no one was injured. In other news, COVID-19 is still a thing in Iceland and misleading information from the government about the vaccine has raised some questions about the current pandemic. And finally, the deadliest day…
A picture of the devastation after a series of landslides in Seyðisfjörður
The township was evacuated on Friday when another landslide severely damaged at least ten houses. Apart from the reporters, no one was allowed into the city from Friday night except the first reporters, a team of meteorologists and a team of electricians. photo: mbl.is / Eggert Jóhannesson The inhabitants of Seyðisfjörður, close to 700 people,…