A group of sixty students from Sauðárkrókur Grammar School are marooned on the road north of Hólmavík village, northwest Iceland. Yesterday’s heavy rain caused the Steingrímsfjarðarheiði road just north of Hólmavík, to break apart, leaving the bus stranded for the night. The students had spent the weekend in Ísafjörður in the Westfjords, and were travelling back home to Sauðárkrókur, north Iceland, reports RÚV.
It was deemed unsafe to turn back due to heavy winds on the Steingrímsfjarðarheiði mountain road and search and rescue units considered it too dangerous to attempt to ferry the passengers off the bus in the dark. The students and their teachers were therefore forced to spend the night in the bus. Local residents were able to get food and refreshments to the group yesterday. The students are unharmed and safe and warm.
Read more: The macabre necropants, made from dead man's skin, on display in Hólmavík
The heavy rain yesterday caused some havoc in West Iceland. Clogged storm drains left many roads flooded in Ísafjörður. Rescue crews were busy with calls about flooded roads and basements while inhabitants worked to clear debris from drains to prevent flooding.
A group of sixty students from Sauðárkrókur Grammar School are marooned on the road north of Hólmavík village, northwest Iceland. Yesterday’s heavy rain caused the Steingrímsfjarðarheiði road just north of Hólmavík, to break apart, leaving the bus stranded for the night. The students had spent the weekend in Ísafjörður in the Westfjords, and were travelling back home to Sauðárkrókur, north Iceland, reports RÚV.
It was deemed unsafe to turn back due to heavy winds on the Steingrímsfjarðarheiði mountain road and search and rescue units considered it too dangerous to attempt to ferry the passengers off the bus in the dark. The students and their teachers were therefore forced to spend the night in the bus. Local residents were able to get food and refreshments to the group yesterday. The students are unharmed and safe and warm.
Read more: The macabre necropants, made from dead man's skin, on display in Hólmavík
The heavy rain yesterday caused some havoc in West Iceland. Clogged storm drains left many roads flooded in Ísafjörður. Rescue crews were busy with calls about flooded roads and basements while inhabitants worked to clear debris from drains to prevent flooding.
