Isolated villages and communities in Iceland are facing a shortage of important foodstuffs as supplies cannot be brought in, due to the storms of the past week.
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Stores in the village of Norðurfjörður in the Strandir region, in the northern part of the Westfjords, and on the island of Grímsey, have run out of dairy products and bread. Both communities are supplied almost entirely by air during the winter months.
During the winter storms of December it has been impossible to land at the airports of Grímsey and Gjögur which services Norðurfjörður village and the nearby farms. Transportation of supplies by truck to Norðurfjörður stopped on November 1. According to The Icelandic Road and Coastal Authority the roads in the Strandir region and to Norðurfjörður are barely passable due to snow.
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The director of the Norðurfjörður coop told the local newspaper Morgunblaðið that the shelves at the store are quickly emptying, and that locals are just hunkering down at home, waiting for the weather to improve.
Isolated villages and communities in Iceland are facing a shortage of important foodstuffs as supplies cannot be brought in, due to the storms of the past week.
Read more: Justice League heroes and actors emerging at the Strandir region in the Westfjords
Stores in the village of Norðurfjörður in the Strandir region, in the northern part of the Westfjords, and on the island of Grímsey, have run out of dairy products and bread. Both communities are supplied almost entirely by air during the winter months.
During the winter storms of December it has been impossible to land at the airports of Grímsey and Gjögur which services Norðurfjörður village and the nearby farms. Transportation of supplies by truck to Norðurfjörður stopped on November 1. According to The Icelandic Road and Coastal Authority the roads in the Strandir region and to Norðurfjörður are barely passable due to snow.
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The director of the Norðurfjörður coop told the local newspaper Morgunblaðið that the shelves at the store are quickly emptying, and that locals are just hunkering down at home, waiting for the weather to improve.
