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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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The town of Seyðisfjörður in East Iceland has been isolated for three days due to bad weather and heavy snowfall. Residents in the town have not been able to travel over the Fjarðarheiði mountain pass to get to work or school in Egilsstaðir since Saturday evening.
Guests who traveled to the town for Þorrablót gatherings are also stuck, ruv.is reports.
Residents of nearby Neskaupstaður have also been unable to travel and parts of North and West Iceland have been affected by bad weather and excessive snowfall as well.
Search and rescue workers were called out to various parts of the country, including Húsavík, where strong winds dislodged roofing and knocked over trees.
As reported yesterday, roads are widely impassable in the West Fjords as well as in parts of North and East Iceland after heavy snowfall. Electricity was also being rationed in the northern part of the West Fjords after a blizzard damaged electricity poles yesterday.
Visir.is reports that electricity will likely continue to be rationed in parts of the West Fjords again today.
Forecasts are for strong winds, more than 20 m/s, in parts of the country, particularly in the northwest and the northeast coast, intermittent rain in the south and sleet or snow in the northeast.
Click here for weather updates and here for road conditions.
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Icelandic mountaineer Ingólfur Geir Gissurarson made it up the summit of the world’s highest mountain, Everest at 8,848 meters, by the South East Ridge at 1 am Icelandic time last night. At 50, he is the fifth and oldest Icelander to make the climb.
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The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police is working on the identification of a body swept up on the beach at Kaldbaksvík in Strandir, the eastern West Fjords, on Saturday. The body was found by travelers in the area.
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Outgoing Prime Minister of Iceland Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir stated that The Simpsons episode which was dedicated to Iceland and premiered on Sunday had definitely served as good promotion for the country.
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The party council of the Independence Party and central committee of the Progressive Party have been called to separate meetings tonight to discuss the planned coalition of the two parties in Iceland’s next government.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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REVIEWS
The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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