In 1974, a sleet of avalanches fell on Neskaupstaður in Norðfjörður, with the result that 12 people died and a number of work equipment as well as residential buildings were left in ruins. Nothing could prepare the community in Neskaupstaður for the tragedies that took place there, considering that trauma care was not known and then the fear of the mountain decades later .. Here is a documentary with the stories of those who experienced the avalanches in 1974, the story of Neskaupstaður before floods and rebuilding in the years that followed.
