1974 Neskaupstaður avalanches

Avalanches in Iceland January 2025 1974 Neskaupstaður avalanches 20 December 1974 Avalanche 12 Neskaupstaður, Iceland The 1974 Neskaupstaður avalanches were two avalanches that struck the town of Neskaupstaður in Iceland on 20 December 1974, killing 12 people, including two children.Tólf mannslíf - og athafnalíf í rúst https://timarit.is/page/3259502 26 January 2020 Vísir 23 December 1974 1 IcelandicMiklir mannskaðar í Neskaupstað https://timarit.is/page/1458971 26 January 2020 Morgunblaðið 21 December 1974 1 Icelandic The first avalanche, around 400 meters wide, fell around 13:30 during the day and struck a fishing industrial site where 5 people died. Due to the bad weather, the site was mostly abandoned but the previous days over 100 people had been working in the fish factories. The second avalanche, which was around 140 meters wide, fell about 20 minutes later, hit a garage, a concrete factory and a residential house, killing 7 people.Sigurður Bogi Sævarsson Snjóflóðin tóku 12 mannslíf https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2014/12/20/snjoflodin_toku_12_mannslif/ 26 January 2020 Morgunblaðið 20 December 2014 Icelandic 20 hours after the avalanches fell, the last survivor, a 19-year-old boy, was found in the remains of one of the fish factories.Gunnar Gunnarsson 40 ár frá snjóflóðunum í Neskaupstað: Síðan kom ógurlegur hvellur https://www.austurfrett.is/frettir/2872-40-ar-fra-snjoflodunum-i-neskaupstad-sidan-kom-ogurlegur-hvellur 26 January 2020 Austurfrétt 20 December 2014 Icelandic Two were never found and were thought to have been carried by the avalanche out to sea.Gísli Gíslason 35 ár frá snjóflóðunum í Neskaupstað https://www.visir.is/g/2009274871333 26 January 2020 Vísir.is 18 December 2009 Icelandic Documentary In November 2017, Háski - Fjöllin rumska, a documentary about the avalanche, was premiered.Gunnþóra Gunnarsdóttir Minningin er brennd inn í barnssálina https://www.visir.is/g/2017171119854/minningin-er-brennd-inn-i-barnssalina- 26 January 2020 Vísir.is 11 November 2017 IcelandicSnjóflóðin sem tóku 12 líf https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2017/11/13/snjoflodin_sem_toku_12_lif/ 26 January 2020 Morgunblaðið 13 November 2017 Icelandic References Category:1974 in Iceland Category:1974 natural disasters Category:1970s avalanches Category:20th-century disasters in Iceland Category:December 1974 in Europe Category:Avalanches in Europe Category:Natural disasters in Iceland