Volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland
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A volcano began erupting in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday, just hours after authorities evacuated a nearby community and the Blue Lagoon spa.
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Authorities evacuated a town and the Blue Lagoon spa in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday as a volcano threatened to erupt for the eighth time.
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A volcano erupted to the south of Iceland's capital on Tuesday, spewing lava and smoke in a fiery display of orange and red that triggered the evacuation of tourists and residents, although air traffic continued as normal.
The volcano began erupting in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday, hours after authorities evacuated a nearby town and the Blue Lagoon spa. | ITV National News
The volcanic eruption started at around 9:45 am local time, and the town of Grindavik in Iceland witnessed emergency sirens while the webcams showed molten rock spewing towards community.
A volcano has erupted again in southern Iceland, spewing lava and smoke in a fiery display that followed the evacuation of a nearby town and spa.
At that time, the mud volcano, which was dormant for 22 years ... villagers near the site had reported cracks in their homes and that their houses had shifted from the activity, forcing the ...
Flames and smoke shot through the air as the volcanic fissure opened near the town of Grindavik, where some 40 homes have been evacuated.
A volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday prompted an emergency evacuation from the town of Grindavik, which has been endangered by eight of the 11 eruptions on the Reykjanes Peninsula since 2021.