The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration expects the Ring Road in Hornafjörður fjord in South East Iceland will remain closed tomorrow. The road was closed earlier today after flash flooding in rivers all over South East and East Iceland. The Ring Road had been closed in Berufjörður fjord north of Hornafjörður earlier in the day, while farmers in Fljótsdalur in East Iceland lost sheep as fields flooded and the entire fjord of Berufjörður is without power. The floods should be classified as a natural catastrophe. See our previous reporting:
Early 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
This 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 this afternoon: Travel alert: Ring Road has been closed by Hólmsá river in S.E. Iceland
Travellers who were trapped when the Ring Road was closed in Hornafjörður at the river Hólmsá are currently spending the night at two emergency shelters set up by ICE-SAR and the Police in South Iceland. These travellers will likely have to spend another day waiting for the road to re-open or turn around. The regional manager of ICE-SAR in South Iceland told the local newspaper Morgunblaðið that the road has been washed apart at several locations and that it would take considerable work to make it safe and passable.
The IRCA has also been unable to reach the stretch of road which was washed apart this afternoon to asses the full scope of the damage.
The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration expects the Ring Road in Hornafjörður fjord in South East Iceland will remain closed tomorrow. The road was closed earlier today after flash flooding in rivers all over South East and East Iceland. The Ring Road had been closed in Berufjörður fjord north of Hornafjörður earlier in the day, while farmers in Fljótsdalur in East Iceland lost sheep as fields flooded and the entire fjord of Berufjörður is without power. The floods should be classified as a natural catastrophe. See our previous reporting:
Early 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
This 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 this afternoon: Travel alert: Ring Road has been closed by Hólmsá river in S.E. Iceland
Travellers who were trapped when the Ring Road was closed in Hornafjörður at the river Hólmsá are currently spending the night at two emergency shelters set up by ICE-SAR and the Police in South Iceland. These travellers will likely have to spend another day waiting for the road to re-open or turn around. The regional manager of ICE-SAR in South Iceland told the local newspaper Morgunblaðið that the road has been washed apart at several locations and that it would take considerable work to make it safe and passable.
The IRCA has also been unable to reach the stretch of road which was washed apart this afternoon to asses the full scope of the damage.
