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A storm hits Iceland

Rescue workers.
Rescue workers.
Flights in an out of Keflavik airport have been disrupted because of the storm that hit Iceland Sunday afternoon. Six flights expected to arrive from the United States this morning have been delayed and also six flights from Europe. Flights are expected to be back on schedule tomorrow.

All domestic flights were cancelled yesterday afternoon. All domestic flights have been cancelled this morning but a status check will be performed at 12.15 pm today.

A part of a roof top on top of a car in Álftamýri in Reykjavik.
No serious accidents occured in the storm that hit the country yesterday and last night. The wind has significantly reduced but it's still quite windy in the northen part of the country.Up to 350 rescue workers were working in the Southwest last night. Rescue workers were working until this morning in the North.

Windows broke, doors and shacks blew up, containers and rooftops flew on cars and trees ripped up by the roots. The most stable wind measured in some places was 29 meters per second, which is considered extreme weather and sometimes the wind measured 50 meters per second by gust.

It‘s expceted to be windy today although not as windy as yesterday. The wind in the capitol area and in the southwest will be around 10-18 m/s but 15-23 m/s in the northern part of the country. Temperature will be between 1 to 8 degrees Celcius.

This shack stayed still tonight.vísir/linda rún pétursdóttir
This tree got ripped up by its roots.photo/ARON KRISTINN
A christmas tree trying to stand still.vísir/ktd





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