Coach with 20 British schoolchildren onboard blown off the road

The youngsters, who are all from Manchester are unharmed and …

The youngsters, who are all from Manchester are unharmed and are currently at the Red Cross centre in Reykjanesbær following their ordeal. Photo/Guðmundur Þórir Ingólfsson

Thankfully, noone was harmed when a coach transporting twenty children from Manchester in England blew off the road in today's storm. The chldren, aged 14 and 15 were on a school trip heading to Reykjavik from Keflavik international airport via the Blue Lagoon. 

The children, who were accompanied by three adults and a driver are now recovering at the Red Cross centre in Reykjanesbær after a rescue team came to their aid. 

Björn Teitsson, media representative at the Red Cross says that they are all fine and in good hands and will be waiting there until the weather calms down. 

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