Volcano Erupts in Southwest Iceland, Threatening Town of Grindavik and Popular Tourist Attraction
A volcano erupted in southwest Iceland, reaching the town of Grindavik and setting two houses on fire. The town was evacuated, with no lives in danger, but the eruption posed a threat to local infrastructure. Live footage showed fountains of molten rock and smoke oozing from fissures in the ground near Grindavik. This is the second eruption in southwest Iceland in less than a month and the sixth since 2021. The nearby geothermal spa Blue Lagoon had also closed in response to the recent eruption on Jan 14, disrupting the lives of Grindavik residents once again.
A volcano erupted in southwest Iceland on Jan 14, reaching the fishing town of Grindavik and setting two houses on fire, according to surveillance footage broadcast by public television. The town had been evacuated on Saturday night, and no lives were in danger, as confirmed by Iceland's President Gudni Johannesson. However, the eruption posed a threat to local infrastructure. Live footage showed fountains of molten rock and smoke oozing from fissures in the ground near Grindavik.Authorities had constructed earth and rock barriers to prevent the lava from reaching the town, but the eruption appeared to have penetrated the defenses.
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The latest eruption happened along a row of volcanoes on the Reykjanes Peninsula, where a fissure opened in December, creating a river of… pic.twitter.com/tAo2EufwRp
The eruption was the second to occur in southwest Iceland in less than a month and the sixth since 2021. It follows a previous eruption in the Svartsengi volcanic system in December, which resulted in the evacuation of Grindavik's 4,000 residents and the closure of the Blue Lagoon, a popular tourist attraction. The nearby geothermal spa Blue Lagoon had also closed in response to the recent eruption on Jan 14. This latest event has once again disrupted the lives of Grindavik residents, who had returned in recent weeks before the renewed evacuation order.
