A volcano erupted Saturday night near the Icelandic town of Grindavik, prompting widespread evacuations.
According to the country’s meteorological agency, eruption The eruption ripped through a crack about two miles long on the Reykjanes Peninsula, the Associated Press reported, noting it was the fourth such eruption in three months.
aerial video footage show The eruption sent massive lava flows and smoke into the sky, according to Guardian News.
The media noted that law enforcement authorities had declared a state of emergency.
The Associated Press report continued:
The Japan Meteorological Agency had warned for weeks that magma, semi-molten rock, was building up underground and an eruption was possible.
Hundreds of people were evacuated from the Blue Lagoon hot springs, one of Iceland’s top tourist attractions, when the eruption began, according to state broadcaster RUV.
The Saturday Spa website says: announced Due to the current situation, we have been temporarily closed.
“We will be closed until Sunday, March 17th. Further updates and information will be provided here as they become available around noon tomorrow Sunday,” the site reads.
video footage show Several people enjoy a dip in the spa’s geothermal pool as sirens sound in the background. Moments later, cameras showed red clouds hanging in the sky in the distance, according to a Telegraph clip.
The evacuated tourists said they were about to have dinner with the girls at a restaurant when sirens rang and they were told to evacuate.
NASA I will explain A volcano is “an opening in the surface of a planet or moon that allows material warmer than the surroundings to escape from the interior.”
“The outflow of this material causes an eruption. The eruption can be explosive, sending material flying high into the sky. Alternatively, it can be more gentle, with a gentle flow of material,” the site says. It is written.
The eruption occurred near Grindavik, where nearly 4,000 people live, according to the Associated Press.
A screenshot from a video shows the fourth volcanic eruption in the past three months near the town of Grindavik on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula on March 17, 2024. (Almannavarnadeild / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Emergency services are seen near the site of a volcanic eruption near Grindavik, Iceland, on March 16, 2024. The Icelandic Meteorological Office confirmed on Saturday evening that a volcanic eruption had begun between Stra Skogfell and Hagafell, the fourth such eruption since December. (Mika Galen/Getty Images)
The town is near the capital Reykjavik, which was evacuated before the first eruption in December. “Several residents who had returned to their homes were evacuated again on Saturday,” the news agency said.
The article noted that volcanic eruptions are nothing new for Icelandic authorities, who know exactly what to do when they occur. Additionally, authorities have not confirmed any deaths from the recent incident.
