A muddy flood fell in Patreksfjörður
Here is where the muddy flood landed this morning. As can be seen on the picture, there is not much snow in the mountain, but a lot of rain and mud came sliding down. Photo/Guðlaugur Albertsson
A muddy flood fell in Patreksfjörður today around 10 AM this morning. No houses or persons were affected.
The flood fell down the same path as the flood that hit Patreksfjörður in 1983, but the muddy flood today was much smaller in magnitude.
There is relatively little snow in the mountain above the town, but the situation is still being assessed and the area is closed. Residents are asked to stay away from the flood course, since the possibility of flooding cannot be ruled out. No evacuation is considered necessary at this time.
Patreksfjörður. Morgunblaðið/Guðlaugur J. Albertsson
The Coordination Centre in Skógarhlíð has been activated and the Civil Protection Threat Level in Patreksfjörður has been declared. The Director of Police, in agreement with the Westfjords Police Commissioner, has also declared the Civil Protection Threat Level due to the flood.
On Sunday, 40 years had passed since the devastating flood in Patreksfjörður on January 22 nd 1983 which claimed four lives and causes severe damages to houses and property. Last Sunday there was a memorial service held in the town in honor for the four people who died that day, forty years ago.
