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Reuters: For Crisis-Weary Icelanders, It Only Gets Worse

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Tags: Economy, Iceland

The call for help starts with a posting on Facebook. Members of a loose-knit group known as the Icelandic "Home Guard" hear of a foreclosure, share details and meet on site to tell authorities to get lost.

For Arnar Mar Thorisson, an unemployed construction worker, the turnout of 50 Home Guard members was enough to lift his spirits as he waited for the sheriff to come. He and his 11-year-old son were due to be evicted from a flat bought six years ago, when the economy was booming.

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