Knowledge, Data and Experience Lacking in the Run-up to the Avalanche in Súðavík

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A report on the avalanche in Súðavík has now been published in two volumes. A press conference is currently underway to present the report. The committee is not intended to hold people accountable. Avalanche Act The report states that the 1985 Avalanche and Landslide Protection Act had not been amended at the time of the Súðavík avalanche. The report states: "In the year...

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The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into the Súðavík Avalanche of January 16, 1995 has completed its investigation. The committee's report will be delivered to the Speaker of Parliament at 1 p.m. and presented at 3 p.m. The presentation can be seen live below.

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The Althingi Commission of Inquiry today delivers its report to the Speaker of the Althingi on the avalanche that occurred in Súðavík on January 16, 1995. The Althingi appointed the Commission of Inquiry in November last year. A group of relatives and loved ones of those who died in the avalanche had urged an investigation. Fourteen people died in the avalanche, including eight children. The Commission was appointed to investigate how avalanche …