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The wheelchair bike has brought Sunna Valdís Sigurðardóttir að lot of joy and she wants to ride it every day.

llegal to deny this aid according to the Ombudsman of Alþingi

30 Jul 2023 Iceland’s health insurance did not comply with the law when they refused to grant a subsidies payment to Sunna Valdís Sigurðardóttir, who has a rare neurological condition, for the purchase of a tricycle that would allow her to ride by herself.

Alda Áskelsdóttir and her son, Hrafn Steinar, at the eruption site earlier this week.

Hills are no problems for electric bikes

29 Jul 2023 When you go through the Meradalir route towards the eruption at Litli-Hrútur, hikers are the vast majority, but there are also a growing number of cyclists.

The art piece was supposed to be on display in Höfn until mid August.

Art piece stolen in the middle of the night

27 Jul 2023 A strange incident occurred in Höfn in Hornafjörður recently when an outdoor artwork by the artist Áslaug Thorlacius vanished during one night. The exhibition was set for June 22, but was supposed to last until mid-August.

Lava moving in a closed transport system underground can spread much further

24 Jul 2023 Volcanologist Þorvaldur Þórðarson says the lava in the eruption area at Litli-Hrútur has not entirely reached the underground, but it is now flowing through a closed transport system to the edge of the growth. This means that the lava will stay warmer and may move further, over a larger area. However, the fact that it is now in a closed system does not mean that it will not reopen.

Peope at the eruption site at Litli-Hrútur.

The consequences of the actions of the few: No access after 6 PM again

23 Jul 2023 A group of people disobeyed police orders at the eruption sites last night when they refused to leave a danger zone.

For the first time since 2014 prices of real estate is going down in the capital area.

Property prices go down in the capital area

20 Jul 2023 During the last year, the price of apartments in the capital area has decreased by 5.7% when compared to the consumer price index.

Disregarded police warnings last night

18 Jul 2023 A group of people walked up to the crater of the eruption at Litli-Hrútur last night. Police tried to intervene, but according to Jón Þór Víglundsson, information officer of Landsbjörg rescue team, police were forced to turn back due to dangerous gas measurements.

Karlsson started running in his early 50s and this is the 4th time he runs the Laugavegur race.

Ran the Laugavegur race for the 4th time at 75 years old

17 Jul 2023 75-year-old Jóhann Karlsson ran the Laugavegur race this weekend. He says that this is the last time he runs the Laugavegur race, which he has now done four times.

Tourists taking pictures of the eruption at Litli-Hrútur.

More funding for rescue teams possible

13 Jul 2023 Minister of Justice Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir says that rangers need to be hired to work at the eruption sites at Litli-Hrútur as soon as possible. The Environment Agency has called for rangers to be temporarily employed, and the application deadline is the end of next week.

If people get stuck outside the marked route to the eruption site, the only way to get them is by helicopter. However, that might not even be possible in all cases.

Not always possible to save people if they get stuck outside the marked path

12 Jul 2023 There were seven cases of people who had been injured or just exhausted at the eruption site yesterday and last night, according to Jón Þór Víglundsson, information officer for ICE-SAR Landsbjörg.

Staff threatened with violence and feel unsafe

12 Jul 2023 The staff of the City Library in downtown Reykjavik are experiencing fear because of people coming into the library, often in an intoxicated state. The staff have been threatened with violence and they have had to call the police and even the Special Unit to overcome an armed individual in the library.

Calling for a raise... of the key interest rate!

9 Jul 2023 Many people were flabbergasted when witnessing a rather unusual protest as they drove past a roundabout at Hveragerði yesterday. There, Haukur Þorkell Unnarsson stood outside in the middle of the roundabout protesting against the key interest rate. Unlike many, Unnarsson was calling for a significant raise of the key interest.

Tourists helped down from Selhnjúkur

7 Jul 2023 Rescue teams rescued a family who were stuck at Selhnjúkur yesterday. The operation went well and all made it safely down the mountain.

A bus destroyed in a fire at Þingvellir

6 Jul 2023 There was a fire in a tour bus from Viking Bus on Gjábakkavegur east of Lake Þingvallavatn yesterday.

Keilir mountain on the Reykjanes peninsula. The magma might get to the surface somewhere between Fagradalsfjall mountain and Keilir mountain.

Eruption could be sooner than later

5 Jul 2023 In terms of seismic activity, the magma is located on the Reykjanes peninsula at a depth of about two kilometres. In terms of the scenario from the previous two volcanic eruptions on the Reykjanes peninsula, the eruption could occur in less than five days.