A state of emergency has been declared in southern Iceland resulting from one other volcanic eruption on the Reykjavik peninsula, the fourth since December and essentially the most highly effective, the Icelandic Meteorological Company stated, with lava threatening Grindavik.
Particularly, lava has reached the japanese defenses across the evacuated city of Grindavik, whereas folks have been evacuated from the close by Blue Lagoon, one among Iceland's hottest vacationer sights.
The northern European island nation's airspace stays open.
Authorities had warned for weeks that an eruption was imminent on the volcano situated on the Reykjavík peninsula, simply south of the Icelandic capital Reykjavik. In line with the nation's civil protection service, the explosion began on Saturday (17/03) between Hagafell and Stora Skogfell, in the identical space because the earlier explosion on February 8.
Footage of the eruption confirmed clouds of smoke and lava gushing from the bottom.
Nonetheless, Keflavik Worldwide Airport and different regional airports weren’t affected by the explosion.
It was essentially the most highly effective explosion
Geophysicist Magnus Tumi Gudmunsson, who was amongst those that flew over the affected areas by helicopter, stated Saturday's eruption was essentially the most highly effective but.
Two lava flows are shifting west and south. Gudmunsson stated it was additionally doable that the lava might move into the ocean, however which may not occur if the volcanic exercise subsides. Einar Bessi Gestsson, a pure catastrophe knowledgeable on the Norwegian Meteorological Company, informed Iceland's public broadcaster RUV that harmful gases and small explosions might happen if the lava comes into contact with seawater.
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