"Weather never seen before"
The support for this traditional building is almost destroyed. Photo/Jens G. Helgason
The storm passing through the East Fjords has done considerable damage but no people have been harmed.
"The night has been extreme. Weather that's never been seen before as long as anyone can remember," says Sævar Guðjónsson, an inhabitant of Mjóeyri in Eskifjörður.
Jens Garðar Helgason, head of the town council in Fjarðabyggð said to mbl.is this morning that a lot of damage has been done. Artefacts such as two old piers and a tomb from 1786 have been destroyed, tarmac on the main roads has been shredded and the Eskifjörður harbour considerably damaged. He adds that people will have to wait until the storm goes down before any decisions are made.
The accompanying photographs were taken by Helgason this morning in Eskifjörður.
Destruction at Svanssjóhús by the harbour. Photo/Jens G. Helgason
Sæbergshús was damaged in the storm. Photo/Jens G. Helgason
Strandgatan, the main road in Eskifjörður is greatly damaged and the tarmac has been torn of in many parts. Photo/Jens G. Helgason
The ocean has risen right up to the Mjóeyri travel service Ljósmynd/Jens G. Helgason
A tomb from the eighteenth century, where the last person executed in the area rests, has almost been swept out to sea. Photo/Jens G. Helgason
A house that has almost been swept away. Photo/Jens G. Helgason
