Hundreds of Cars Trapped on Icelandic Roads by a Violent Snowstorm

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In addition to precipitation, wind gusts of 40 m/s made it difficult to evacuate travellers trapped by adverse weather conditions in Iceland

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Rescue teams from Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Öræfi and Hornafjörður assisted around two hundred people due to severe weather in Öræfi last night. People travelling had to leave their cars on the side of the road and dozens of cars were stuck there. According to Jón Þór Víglundsson, information officer for Landsbjörg, the operations lasted for thirteen hours. People had to be transferred from their cars to a mass aid station in Hofgarður. Visibility wa…

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Dozens of people were stuck in their cars for hours when heavy rains swept across Highway 1 between Jökulsárlón and Skaftafell yesterday. Rescue teams arrived to help about two hundred people. A rescue team member praised travelers who had to stay in their cars for extended periods in difficult conditions.