US EditionA volcano has erupted in the same part of Iceland where earlier activity had required evacuations
- A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted for the third time since December, causing the evacuation of the Blue Lagoon spa, a popular tourist attraction.
- The eruption posed a potential threat to the road to Grindavik, the power plant, and the Blue Lagoon, depending on the amount of flowing lava.
- The eruption took place away from the town of Grindavik and the Keflavik airport remained open and unaffected.
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Iceland's volcano erupts for the third time. Lava flows 200 feet high are coming out. This explosion has created a fissure 3.21 km long, from which the lava is flowing onto roads. Large amounts of ash are also being released. This is the third major explosion in the past five months.
The earth below a peninsula southwest of Reykjavík is not calm: Shortly after the recent volcanic eruption, there is another eruption there. The authorities are declaring an emergency level.
Iceland: lava engulfs road, forcing Blue Lagoon to close – video
Lava flowed across a road near the Blue Lagoon, a luxury geothermal spa, which closed on Thursday after a volcano erupted for the second time this year and the third time since December. It pumped lava up to 80 metres (260ft) into the air, disrupting life in the Reykjanes peninsula in the south-west of the country.The lava flow also hit thermal-based water pipes in the region just south of the capital, Reykjavík, disrupting the supply of hot wat…
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