PHOTOS: Glacier river flood damage
The mighty river, black with mud, gushes over the grassy banks. Photo: RAX
The Skaftá glacier river flood is now making itself well felt in areas of South Iceland.
The gushing waters are causing severe damage to farmland, breaking through protective walls, and flooding entire fields.
Locals have described the flow of the river as “unprecedented” and a “great natural disaster”.
As local farmer Gísli Halldór Magnússon puts it: “We are extremely small when the forces of nature make themselves heard.”
Above are a few pictures showing some of the scenes witnessed today.
This field of Gísli's is now under 3-4 m of water. Photo: RAX
The raging Skaftá today. Photo: RAX
Swollen waters thunder under a bridge. Photo: RAX
The extent of the flood evident from above. Photo: Kjartan
The flood is an unexpected extra feature on many tourists' Iceland trip. Photo: RAX
