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avalanche in iceland

Svarfaðardalur

Svarfaðardalur was the first avalanche in Iceland, it was in 1194, but it has been an avalanche, where five times came avalanche when: 1194,1609,1878,1900,1926

Súðavík

Eight children among the dead fourteen people died in the avalanche in Súðavík twelve survivors who are nine congregation in Isafjordur eight children lost weight

Siglunes

Siglunes most deaths in avalanches up of 50 people from a single avalanche of puzzling

Neskaupstaður

Tragic events happen in construction in 1974, when it came avalanche, in which nine people died, three were hospitalized. Avalanche was about 800 meters wide.

Flateyri

19 people died in the avalanche of Flateyri October 26,  1995 Four were buried alive by the flood, but additionally bjargaðist 21 residents of houses that flood-hit

Hnífsdalur

It killed 20 people in 1910 in avalanches there

Seyðinsfjörður

It has been there five times in avalanche: 1732,1803,1848,1885,1890 in 1885 killed 20 people, which is kinda a lot

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