Nature and Travel
| Iceland Monitor
| Wed 27 Sep 2017
| 11.00 GMT
Weather warning: Stay off the roads in East Iceland
Police in East Iceland would like to urge people to refrain from travelling in East Iceland during the next 24 hours due to extremely heavy rainfall and flooding.
"The forecast is for an unusual amount of precipitation tonight reaching a peak tomorrow morning," states an announcement.
With so much rainfall, the likelihood of mud and rockslides is also greater. Travellers are urged to check road conditions before travelling.