Two Icelandic Coast Guard helicopters were dispatched on Sunday to evacuate an ill crew member from a foreign service vessel near the outer edge of Iceland’s exclusive economic zone.
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Residents in parts of Seyðisfjörður were required to leave their homes last night following an evacuation order issued due to……
Iceland’s parliament has approved amendments to the Local Government Elections Act allowing displaced residents of Grindavík to choose where they……
This column is part of ‘Notes From a Cold Country’, a series in which Iceland Review’s former Editor shares observations……
Grindavík’s mayor, Fannar Jónasson, has announced he will step down at the end of the current election term, bringing nearly……
Authorities are considering the construction of a new neighbourhood in Southwest Iceland for former residents of Grindavík, now evacuated due……
Grindavík and the Blue Lagoon were evacuated due to a volcanic eruption that began on the Reykjanes Peninsula yesterday. As……
The eruption that began yesterday around 12:45 PM on the Reykjanes peninsula continues but it has decreased considerably in intensity,……
“If it all goes to hell, it goes to hell,” Pétur Benediktsson, vice-chief of the Grindavík fire brigade and business……