Residents flee after latest Icelandic volcano eruption threatens town

Residents flee after latest Icelandic volcano eruption threatens town

A volcanic eruption restarted in Iceland, with lava flow threatening the already severely damaged fishing town Grindavik.

On Iceland, again glamorous lava bubbles out of the earth. The natural spectacle takes place near the fishing village Grindavík.

In Iceland there was once again an earth rift on the Reykjanes peninsula. The place Grindavík was evacuated once again. First signs indicated an even greater eruption.

On Tuesday morning, another volcanic eruption began on the Reykjanes Peninsula. When the town of Grindavik was again evacuated, emergency personnel were threatened with firearms. Only a few weeks ago, a higher seismic activity was noted on the peninsula, something that indicated that new volcanic eruptions were underway. Now during the morning more than 200 earthquakes were registered and by lunchtime lava began to flow from a crater. Since Dece…

Another volcanic eruption in Iceland: The eruption on the now world-famous Sundhnúkagígar crater series started in the early morning hours The post Volcano eruption Iceland: Eruption crack eats towards Grindavík first appeared on Nordisch.info.

Lava approaches Icelandic fishing village in fresh volcanic eruption

Reykjavík, Apr. 1, (dpa/GNA) – Glowing red lava is once again bubbling up from the ground in Iceland as a fresh volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula, south-west of Reykjavík, began on Tuesday morning near the fishing village of Grindavík, the meteorological office said. Live footage from the broadcaster RÚV showed the lava making its way to the […] The post Lava approaches Icelandic fishing village in fresh volcanic eruption appeared fir…