“In many ways this is a tough time. It is the darkest time of the year and on top of that there is so much rain that the light of day is never quite visible. To add to it, few people really believe that Christmas is just five days away,” says Sigríður Rún Tryggvadóttir, pastor in Seyðisfjörður. She was among the people that had to vacate their homes in a hurry. “And then I woke up this morning and I was supposed to christen a child today and my first thought was that I did not have anything else than rubber boots. I certainly was not going to stand and christen a child wearing rubber boots,” says Sigríður.
Hallgerður Kolbrún E. Jónsdóttir and Sunna Karen Sigurþórsdóttir. (2020, December 19th). The whole country gives support to Seyðisfjörður: “this is magnificent and we are so grateful” (is. „Landsmenn allir veita Seyðfirðingum stuðning: „Þetta er stórkostlegt og við erum mjög þakklát“. Vísir. Retrieved from: https://www.visir.is/g/20202051751d/lands-menn-allir-veita-seyd-firdingum-studningthetta-er-stor-kost-legt-og-vid-erum-mjog-thakk-lat-.