WATCH | ICELANDIC VOLCANO ERUPTS AS LAVA ADVANCES TOWARDS THE VILLAGE OF GRINDAVIK
Sun 14 January 2024: A volcano located north of the Icelandic fishing community of Grindavik erupted early Sunday (Jan 14), barely hours after inhabitants in the region were evacuated, according to authorities. This is Iceland’s fifth volcanic explosion in roughly three years. The most recent occurred on December 18 in the same area southwest of the capital, Reykjavik. The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) reported that the eruption occurred at 8:00 a.m. (0800 GMT). “A crack has opened up on both sides of the dykes that have begun to be built north of Grindavik,” the Met Office wrote. According to the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO), the lava was advancing towards the town and had reached a distance of approximately 450 meters […]
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