East Iceland reports no storm-related incidents

Police in East Iceland have received no reports of weather-related incidents as a storm passed through the region, mbl.is reported Saturday.

Chief Superintendent Kristján Ólafur Guðnason said the storm, which began yesterday, had passed without major incidents. A yellow weather warning is in effect in the Eastfjords, with northwesterly winds of 15 to 23 metres per second and blowing snow.

Jón Þór Víglundsson, an information officer for the Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue, said the road over Fjarðarheiði had been closed. The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration warned of poor visibility and difficult driving conditions in the Eastfjords.

Rescue teams across the country had generally had a quiet day since morning, Víglundsson said.