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Schools and leisure activities in Reykjavík will be disrupted because of an orange storm warning today Dec. 10. Authorities urge paretns to fetch their children up to seventh grade from schools right after schooltime. All leisure activities to day have been cancelled. Older children should go home right after school. After 3pm no one should be outside, authorities warn.
Driving service for disabled children will be as usual and children will be driven home right after school.
People are asked to check things outside in gardens and around their houses that can be blown away in the storm, especially domestic trash bins.
Swimming pools, libraries and museums run by Reykjavík City will be closed at 2pm.
People are urged to follow instructions given out by the authorities and to follow weather news and alerts by authorities.
An orange warning means that there is a strong likelihood of a weather that has severe social impact, damage to property and people and possibly life threatening if people are not careful.