Fire broke out in the roof of a four-storey block of flats on Naustabryggja in Reykjavík. Four fire engines, two aerial-platform vehicles and all available personnel were deployed. Residents had been evacuated by the time firefighters arrived and no one needed to go to hospital.

WATCH: A #concrete mixer truck went off a bridge over the #Þjórsá river by #Sultartangi power station in south #Iceland at around 7 pm yesterday. The driver, alone in the vehicle, was rescued to the Icelandic Coast Guard helicopter. He suffered #hypothermia but no other injuries.

WATCH: Part of #Laugardalslaug swimming pool will be closed from today as the condition of the stands by the pool is said to be very poor. Here's some film from 1974 of sunbathers enjoying the benches.

The #Icelandic Coast Guard helicopter and surveillance aircraft, TF-Gró and TF-Sif, were called out yesterday evening, because of a passenger falling ill on board a cruise ship around 150 nautical miles northwest of the #Westfjords, between #Iceland and #Greenland.

WATCH: One of #Iceland's best-loved #films comes back to life as the #musical Með allt á hreinu is staged at #Háskólabíó in a brand new adaptation by performing #arts company #Afturámóti. #RÚV dropped in on rehearsals.

WATCH: Every spring #Icelandic cows get to go out into nature after spending the whole #winter inside. At #Holtsel farm in #Eyjafjörður in the north of #Iceland, the #cows were jumping with joy.

WATCH: After the First Day of #Summer, #bees are emerging from #hibernation in #Iceland. One rather sluggish bee crawled across the sun deck yesterday at the home of RÚV's Rúnar Snær Reynisson in #Egilsstaðir - reviving after a quick slug of #honey.

WATCH: A man swims in the fast-flowing #Ölfusá river by #Selfoss. Police spoke to the man after he had finished his ill-advised dip.

WATCH: #Icelandair flight flies low over #Vestmannaeyjar. Passengers were informed of the pilot's plan, but the airline was not.

WATCH: #Icelandair flight flies low over #Vestmannaeyjar. Passengers were informed of the pilot's plan, but the airline was not.

The #astronauts in the #Artemis #mission, who travelled farther into #space than any human has before, prepared for the mission in part in #Iceland. #NASA specialists spoke with astronauts Victor Glover & Christina Koch in a live broadcast, and discussed their experience here.

Rapid #snow #melt caused #roads to flood in #Skagafjörður yesterday, April 7. On #Siglufjarðarvegur, heavy machinery was used to clear snow and ice from drainage ditches, while large volumes of water flowed over the road. Thaw conditions are expected elsewhere in the coming days.

In eastern #Iceland, #drivers encountered serious obstacles yesterday: a herd of #reindeer, an #avalanche and a #rockfall. Parents have for years warned the road authorities about dangerous sections on the route to #schools in #Breiðdalsvík and #Stöðvarfjörður.

WATCH: This is why #Reykjanesbraut closed. Conditions on the #road this morning, 26 March 2026.

WATCH: #Storm doesn't mind the storm - Ingi Þórisson went out for a walk with his #dog, Storm[ur], earlier this morning.

WATCH: Scenes across southwest #Iceland as #winter maintains its grip this morning, 26 March 2026. Orange weather alerts lift here at around lunchtime.

While we wait for #yellow #alerts to turn #orange in the next couple of hours, a reminder that #winter has already had much of #Iceland in its continuing grip. Here's the scene in #Seyðisfjörður, in east Iceland, on Tuesday afternoon (March 24).

20 #cars were damaged between #Höfn and #Djúpivogur yesterday, by gravel and stones whipped up by strong #winds. Even dashboards inside the vehicles were damaged, although no one was injured. A rescue team escorted travellers to Höfn, where plastic was placed over broken windows.

#Icelandic superstar @laufey delighted fans of all ages at two concerts in #Kórinn in #Kópavogur over the weekend, as can be seen in these images taken at last night’s concert by #RÚV's Arnór Fannar Rúnarsson. Around eight thousand guests attended each evening.

The appearance of #Reynisfjara beach changed again after Sunday night’s spring tide and high waves. Íris Guðnadóttir, a farmer and landowner at Reynisfjara, says parts of the viewing platform by the #beach broke away and stones were washed onto the walking path.

#Winter is creating some real beauty in the north of #Iceland, captured here in this clip from #Fréttir, shot by #RÚV's Kristófer Óli Birkisson.

WATCH: A #walrus has made itself at home on a beach on the #Reykjanes peninsula in southwest #Iceland. Many thanks to Hafþór Óðinsson for sending us this #video of the resting animal.

After her latest #Grammy win, the former #singing #teacher of #Icelandic superstar @Laufey says her talent was obvious from the start. Guðlaug Ólafsdóttir of Menntaskólinn í tónlist (#Music College) is very proud!

WATCH: #Winter stillness in north #Iceland. #Calm, #frost, and beautiful #sunsets, have marked the first weeks of the year. #RÚV's Kristófer Óli Birkisson took these images of the #ice-covered #Ljósavatn in #Þingeyjarsveit, in beautiful winter light.

An especially beautiful display of the #aurora - the northern lights - was captured in #Borgarfjörður in West #Iceland on Monday evening. Jóhann Þór Hopkins took these images, and kindly shared them with #RÚV.

Rescue teams in south-east #Iceland assisted around two hundred people due to severe #weather in #Öræfi last night. The Ring Road was closed between #Kálfafell and #Jökulsárlón until this morning. Travellers had to leave their cars behind on the roadside.

WATCH: Fire broke out in #Njarðvík shortly before 11 pm on Sunday when #firework debris on the ground was set alight. It is not known whether the incident was deliberate. Firefighters from #Suðurnes Fire and Rescue Service arrived soon after and were able to extinguish the fire.

We celebrate #Icelandic #culture, #art, and language, around the world and in Iceland, with an online radio show each weekday. If you make #music - in #Iceland - RÚV English #Radio wants to hear from you. Any genre, instrumental or vocal. Email english@ruv.is - we'll be in touch!

Dozens of people entered a designated #danger zone at #Reynisfjara in South #Iceland yesterday despite clear warnings. Tour guide Heiðrún Hauksdóttir was at the beach, and took this #video.

#Icelanders making the winter trip to #Tenerife to escape #snow at home might be a little surprised. There is snow on the mountain slopes of the #Teide #volcano on Tenerife. It has not snowed this much on the island since 2016, thanks to Storm #Emilía.