Volcano spews lava near Iceland's capital (VIDEOS)
A volcano on southwestern Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula has begun erupting following weeks of earthquakes
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The eruption began on the Reykjanes peninsula after weeks of earthquakes
A volcano on southwestern Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula has begun erupting following weeks of earthquake activity that destroyed homes, broke apart roads and prompted the evacuation of a nearby fishing village.
The eruption started after 10pm local time on Monday and was located around three kilometers (two miles) north of Grindavik, the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said in a statement. A series of earthquakes began shaking the area about an hour before the volcano erupted.
A Coast Guard helicopter was being dispatched to confirm the eruption’s exact location and size when the IMO statement was issued. The approximately 4,000 residents of Grindavik were forced to flee their homes last month, as Icelandic authorities warned that underground magma was getting closer to the surface and could burst through.
Video from helicopter above fissure just broadcast in live news programme #Iceland #volcano pic.twitter.com/3SrH2mN3JK
— Duncan (@shaksper) December 18, 2023
When ur on the last already delayed flight back from Iceland and the volcano erupts xox pic.twitter.com/rjEZwHtHe5
— Maymah
