Severe weather damages homes and breaks ship loose from quay

Severe weather has damaged homes in Ólafsfjörður and Dalvík and left a ship adrift from its berth in Akureyri, mbl.is reported. No injuries have been reported.

Police in North Iceland have responded to several incidents as the weather moved across the country. In Akureyri, officers helped get a crew member aboard the ship, which was heading back to a quay under its own power.

Two homes were damaged in Ólafsfjörður. A window broke in one, and police assisted its residents. The roof came loose from the other, which is unoccupied.

Highway 1 near Blönduós was closed because vehicles had become stuck. The cars and people were later cleared from the roads, according to the region’s chief superintendent. A meteorologist at the Icelandic Met Office said the weather was arriving as forecast.