As many as 25 farms have been left isolated by the flooding in South East and East Iceland. A 25 km (16 mi) stretch of the Ring Road between Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon and the town of Höfn in Hornafjörður fjord has been closed to all traffic after flooding rivers breached the road in at least three seperate spots and undermined bridges. Numerous smaller roads have also been flooded, leaving inhabitants cut off.
Read more: Civil Protection Agency has declared Uncertainty Level for S.E. Iceland
The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service RÚV reports that the Coast Guard will deliver provisions to the farms by helicopter. The Civil Protection Agency and Coast Guard will ensure that the farms will have provisions to last until Monday. The Road and Coastal Administration does not expect the Ring Road will be opened until Sunday at the earliest.
Several dozen sheep have been killed
No injuries have been reported, but farmers in South East and East Iceland have lost livestock to the flood. Farmers in Fljótsdalur valley in East Iceland lost at least 40 sheep when fields were flooded yesterday. Most of the sheep were lambs who drowned in flash flooding.
ICE-SAR assisted the farmers in rescuing the rest of their flocks. ICE-SAR has also been busy assisting the farmer at Hamarssel in Hamarsfjörður fjord herd his sheep to safety. A number of sheep are feared to have perished in a large mud- and rock slide shortly before noon.
For a full reporting on the storm and its effects see our previous stories:
Early Wednesday morning the Ring Road in Berufjörður had been closed: Travel alert: Swelling rivers in E. Iceland due to heavy rain. Ring Road re-opened in Berufjörður
Wednesday afternoon ICE-SAR helped rescue sheep in East Iceland: Flock of lambs drowns: ICE-SAR rescues sheep in floods caused by torrential rain in E. Iceland
Later on Wednesday afternoon the Ring Road was closed in Hornafjörður fjord: Travel alert: Ring Road has been closed by Hólmsá river in S.E. Iceland
Wednesday evening it became clear the Ring Road will not be re-opened for a while: UPDATE Travel alert: Ring Road in East Iceland will remain closed due to flooding
Early Thursday morning travellers who spent the night in emergency shelters woke up to make new travel plans as the Ring Road will remain closed for 2-3 days: 60-70 travellers spent night in emergency shelters: Ring Road to remain closed in SE Iceland for 2-3 days due to floods
As many as 25 farms have been left isolated by the flooding in South East and East Iceland. A 25 km (16 mi) stretch of the Ring Road between Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon and the town of Höfn in Hornafjörður fjord has been closed to all traffic after flooding rivers breached the road in at least three seperate spots and undermined bridges. Numerous smaller roads have also been flooded, leaving inhabitants cut off.
Read more: Civil Protection Agency has declared Uncertainty Level for S.E. Iceland
The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service RÚV reports that the Coast Guard will deliver provisions to the farms by helicopter. The Civil Protection Agency and Coast Guard will ensure that the farms will have provisions to last until Monday. The Road and Coastal Administration does not expect the Ring Road will be opened until Sunday at the earliest.
Several dozen sheep have been killed
No injuries have been reported, but farmers in South East and East Iceland have lost livestock to the flood. Farmers in Fljótsdalur valley in East Iceland lost at least 40 sheep when fields were flooded yesterday. Most of the sheep were lambs who drowned in flash flooding.
ICE-SAR assisted the farmers in rescuing the rest of their flocks. ICE-SAR has also been busy assisting the farmer at Hamarssel in Hamarsfjörður fjord herd his sheep to safety. A number of sheep are feared to have perished in a large mud- and rock slide shortly before noon.
For a full reporting on the storm and its effects see our previous stories:
Early Wednesday morning the Ring Road in Berufjörður had been closed: Travel alert: Swelling rivers in E. Iceland due to heavy rain. Ring Road re-opened in Berufjörður
Wednesday afternoon ICE-SAR helped rescue sheep in East Iceland: Flock of lambs drowns: ICE-SAR rescues sheep in floods caused by torrential rain in E. Iceland
Later on Wednesday afternoon the Ring Road was closed in Hornafjörður fjord: Travel alert: Ring Road has been closed by Hólmsá river in S.E. Iceland
Wednesday evening it became clear the Ring Road will not be re-opened for a while: UPDATE Travel alert: Ring Road in East Iceland will remain closed due to flooding
Early Thursday morning travellers who spent the night in emergency shelters woke up to make new travel plans as the Ring Road will remain closed for 2-3 days: 60-70 travellers spent night in emergency shelters: Ring Road to remain closed in SE Iceland for 2-3 days due to floods
