Explosive experts have been commissioned to deal with a Nazi-era mine that has washed to shore in northern Sweden.
Tag Archive | "storm"
Live Nazi mine drifts ashore
Posted on 12 January 2012.
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Travel warning: dangerous weather today puts halt on Iceland thaw
Posted on 10 January 2012.
Despite yesterday’s news that Iceland was experiencing a mid-winter thaw, a storm hitting the country today is causing widespread disruption and all unnecessary travel is strongly discouraged. Many cars are stuck and at least one electricity cable is down.
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Residents on alert following Norway landslides
Posted on 05 January 2012.
More than 20 Norwegians are not yet able to return to their homes following massive landslides near Trondheim on Sunday.
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Scandinavia battered by powerful storm
Posted on 27 December 2011.
Storm Dagmar attacked Norway on Christmas Night, before continuing to Sweden and Finland. At leans one person died and over 70,000 homes are without power.
Posted in Featured, Finland, MBL, Norway, Sweden, WeatherComments (0)
Icelandic charity concert to support Faroese search & rescue teams
Posted on 12 December 2011.
A fundraising campaign has kicked off in Iceland to collect money for the Faroe Islands’ search & rescue organisation, which worked extremely hard to protect lives and property when the islands were recently ravaged by a hurricane-force storm.
Posted in Culture, Faroe Islands, Featured, General, Iceland, MBL, Music, Society, WeatherComments (1)
Massive damage as Faroe Islands battered by hurricane-force storm
Posted on 25 November 2011.
Widespread damage to property occurred in the Faroe Islands yesterday evening and night, as a fierce Atlantic storm raged by.
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Winter’s last hoorah: storm causes distruption in Iceland
Posted on 11 April 2011.
Heavy rain, snow and howling winds hit Iceland yesterday evening leading to travel chaos — including over a thousand passengers waiting on the tarmac unable to alight international flights.
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Storm causes travel disruption in Iceland
Posted on 14 March 2011.
A storm which hit Iceland last night brought with it warm temperatures and high winds. Most of the snow in low-lying areas has already melted away — but a lot of travellers got in serious trouble on snowy mountain roads.
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