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The avalanche barriers built between 1996 and 1998 did not hold when an avalanche struck in January 2020. Work is now underway to reinforce the defenses.
On the slopes of Eyrarfjall, a dedicated group of workers is hard at work six days a week building new avalanche defenses to protect the village of Flateyri.