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The level of emergency due to avalanche risk has been lifted in the West Fjords and today the road around the fjord Ísafjarðardjúp was cleared. The road has been closed for six days, during which a number of avalanches have fallen.
Heavy snowfall in the region has also resulted in blackouts. Last night the inhabitants of Árneshreppur in Strandir, the northeastern West Fjords, cheered when the power returned after four days of dark and cold, ruv.is reports.
Electricity has now been restored across most of the region.
Employees of the Icelandic Road Administration have also been working on clearing the road along Barðaströnd, the southern West Fjords, but due to failure in one of the snowblowers, it will probably not open until tomorrow.
In related news, an avalanche warning was issued for parts of Hofsós in Skagafjörður, Northwest Iceland, this afternoon.
Click here to read more about the weather in the West Fjords.
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Prime Minister of Iceland Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson is meeting with Prime Minister of Sweden Frederik Reinfeldt today, 
A three-meter long walrus was discovered on the shores by Eyri in the town of Reyðarfjörður in East Iceland yesterday.
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In 1915, women aged 40 and over were granted the right to cast a vote in all official elections held in Iceland.
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Four Icelandic contestants will participate in this year’s World Skills International, the world cup for industrial- and vocational subjects. The competition is held every other year.
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The 2013 June-July issue of Iceland Review is out. Themed ‘We Are Young’ the magazine celebrates the arrival of summer by interviewing young energetic Icelanders who excel in art, sports, business and politics—and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, the youngest PM in the republic’s history and the world’s youngest ruling state leader. Click here to take a look at a selection of the current issue and here to subscribe to the magazine.
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The road to Höfn, a 1,690-person harbor town by the fjord Hornafjörður, is lined with reindeer. Whole herds of the wild horned animals rest peacefully on withered pastures, grace next to sheep and horses and bounce along the road. Soon, Vatnajökull, Europe’s largest glacier and the region’s biggest attraction, comes into view. Looming over Höfn, its outlet glaciers flow down from the mountains on which the bright white icecap rests.
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Sin Fang will celebrate the release of his third album with a release concert in Iðnó on June 12. Flowers was released in February by Morr Music and has been well received by music enthusiasts and critics alike. The concert will be supported by Vök, this year’s winners of the Icelandic Music Experiments.
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