One arrested while leaving Látrabjarg
Police successfully directed nearly 2,500 vehicles away from Látrabjarg after yesterday’s total solar eclipse ended, according to the chief superintendent of police in the Westfjords.
Taken to hospital after fall
An Icelandic Coast Guard helicopter was called out shortly after 5 a.m. today following an accident in Grundarfjörður.
Total solar eclipse: Live stream from the Westfjords
The total solar eclipse will be streamed live here on mbl.is today. A specially equipped camera for filming the spectacle has been positioned near Rauðsdalsfjall by Barðaströnd, where visibility is expected to be among the best in Iceland today.
Huge excitement over solar eclipse on Snæfellsnes
Excitement over the total solar eclipse and the large number of tourists it is bringing is running high among staff at Snæfellsjökull National Park, who are well prepared to accommodate as many as 10,000 people.
Látrabjarg will be sold out later today
Police in the Westfjords are well prepared to handle the large number of people now flocking to the region to witness the total solar eclipse later today.
Scout group escorted off jamboree
A group of boys from Qatar was escorted by police from Iceland’s National Scout Jamboree, which was held in Akureyri from July 21 to 27.
First 100-centimeter salmon in Húnavatn Counties
The first salmon measuring 100 centimeters or more this season in the renowned big-salmon rivers north of Holtavörðuheiði was caught in the Miðfjarðará River last Thursday. The salmon was caught in the lower reaches of Austurá, at Grundarásbreiða.
1,200 taking part in Northern Viking
More than 1,200 people from twelve countries will take part in the NATO defense exercise Northern Viking, which will be held in Iceland. Davíð Logi Sigurðsson, head of the Information Department at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, confirmed this to Morgunblaðið.
Three men remanded in custody
A third suspect believed to have been involved in the death of a man at a residential property on Vallargerði in Kársnes on Sunday has been remanded in custody until August 14.
Hotels fully booked as eclipse visitors flock to Reykjanes
The Reykjanes Peninsula is one of the locations in western Iceland where Wednesday afternoon’s total solar eclipse will be visible. Tourists have long since made plans to witness the historic event in Southwest Iceland.