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Slippery road conditions have been reported across Iceland with snowfall in some locations, including by Kirkjubæjaklaustur in South Iceland and in the entire northeastern region. In East Iceland some roads remain impassible since last weekend’s spell.
Archive photo by Páll Stefánsson.
In North Iceland local authorities are busy with clearing streets of snow. Dalvík hadn’t seen so much snowfall in ten years and in Akureyri 25 machines were used for snow shoveling yesterday, ruv.is reports.
Hundreds of reports of damages following the storm and blizzard that struck the country have been received by insurance companies, both concerning buildings and vehicles.
Roofing slates and loose objects were scattered by the storm and in one case the cover of a building was torn off in its entirety, ruv.is reports.
The storm also caused blackouts in Southwest Iceland and disrupted mobile phone connections in South Iceland.
Neyðarlínan, the emergency hotline 112, and telecoms Síminn and Vodafone are now collaborating on improving mobile phone connections near Mýrdalsjökull glacier, an area which must be evacuated in case of a volcanic eruption in Katla and glacier outburst.
The Civil Protection Department and ICE-SAR have expressed concern that the mobile phone network isn’t reliable enough in this area.
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In 1915, women aged 40 and over were granted the right to cast a vote in all official elections held in Iceland.
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Four Icelandic contestants will participate in this year’s World Skills International, the world cup for industrial- and vocational subjects. The competition is held every other year.
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This year’s free English-language travel guide Around Iceland has been released, the 38th year in a row. The guide is also published in Icelandic and German and is distributed in 100,000 copies to the country’s most frequented tourist destinations.
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An international group of divers recently traveled to Þingvellir National Park in Southwest Iceland to explore this unique diving destination. A Polish guide, Michail Zinieuricz, who works for the DIVE.is, led the team of North Americans and a French couple.
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The 2013 June-July issue of Iceland Review is out. Themed ‘We Are Young’ the magazine celebrates the arrival of summer by interviewing young energetic Icelanders who excel in art, sports, business and politics—and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, the youngest PM in the republic’s history and the world’s youngest ruling state leader. Click here to take a look at a selection of the current issue and here to subscribe to the magazine.
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The road to Höfn, a 1,690-person harbor town by the fjord Hornafjörður, is lined with reindeer. Whole herds of the wild horned animals rest peacefully on withered pastures, grace next to sheep and horses and bounce along the road. Soon, Vatnajökull, Europe’s largest glacier and the region’s biggest attraction, comes into view. Looming over Höfn, its outlet glaciers flow down from the mountains on which the bright white icecap rests.
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Sin Fang will celebrate the release of his third album with a release concert in Iðnó on June 12. Flowers was released in February by Morr Music and has been well received by music enthusiasts and critics alike. The concert will be supported by Vök, this year’s winners of the Icelandic Music Experiments.
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