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| Iceland Monitor
| Fri 5 Feb 2016
| 10.16 GMT
| Modified
29 Apr 2016
16.13
Homes evacuated in West Fjords due to avalanche danger
Patreksfjörður last night. Photo/mbl.is
An avalanche alert was declared in Patreksfjörður in the West Fjords last night by the Civil Protection in Iceland.
A decision was made to evacuate several homes in area 4 in Patreksfjörður. A storm was raging in the area last night with heavy snowfall and strong wind. The situation will be reasessed today.
