Nearly 770 members of Search and Rescue units responded to 350 distress calls during yesterday’s and last night’s storm, according to the local newspaper Morgunblaðið. Despite it being the most violent storm in years no injuries or major accidents were reported.
The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service reports that close to 2,000 people, including members of the Police, Fire departments and Search and Rescue teams, as well as volunteers from the Red Cross and employees of telecommunication companies worked overnight responding to distress calls.
A representative of SAR Iceland told the local newspaper Morgunblaðið that it would become apparent today how extensive the damage the storm had caused, but it was clear the damage was significant in South Iceland and the Vestmannaeyjar islands. The local newspaper Morgunblaðið reports that an entire building was also blown down in the village of Patreksfjörður in the Westfjords. Fortunately the house was abandoned.
In the capital region two boats sank in the old harbour, roof plates were blown off in the suburbs and some windows were broken, but there were no reports of other major property damage in the capital region.
The local news site visir.is reports that power went out in South East and East Iceland, Eyjafjörður fjord and the Northern part of the Westfjords. Cell phone reception went down in parts of Iceland. At 7:00 in the morning work was underway to restore power which was still out in several parts of the country.
Nearly 770 members of Search and Rescue units responded to 350 distress calls during yesterday’s and last night’s storm, according to the local newspaper Morgunblaðið. Despite it being the most violent storm in years no injuries or major accidents were reported.
The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service reports that close to 2,000 people, including members of the Police, Fire departments and Search and Rescue teams, as well as volunteers from the Red Cross and employees of telecommunication companies worked overnight responding to distress calls.
A representative of SAR Iceland told the local newspaper Morgunblaðið that it would become apparent today how extensive the damage the storm had caused, but it was clear the damage was significant in South Iceland and the Vestmannaeyjar islands. The local newspaper Morgunblaðið reports that an entire building was also blown down in the village of Patreksfjörður in the Westfjords. Fortunately the house was abandoned.
In the capital region two boats sank in the old harbour, roof plates were blown off in the suburbs and some windows were broken, but there were no reports of other major property damage in the capital region.
The local news site visir.is reports that power went out in South East and East Iceland, Eyjafjörður fjord and the Northern part of the Westfjords. Cell phone reception went down in parts of Iceland. At 7:00 in the morning work was underway to restore power which was still out in several parts of the country.
