Lava from the ongoing volcanic eruption in southwest Icelandarrived today in the port of Grindavik, where two houses caught fire, according to images broadcast by public television.
LIVE: Volcano erupts in southwest Iceland https://t.co/qFtKYehESd
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 14, 2024
Dozens of residents, according to the BBC who had returned at the end of December to Grindavik, from where they had been removed in November because of fears of an explosion volcano, they were hurried away again during last night, a few hours after the explosion began.
Watch lava from volcanic eruption spill into Icelandic fishing town, setting evacuated houses on fire https://t.co/8VW7IzZtCj
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) January 14, 2024
“No lives are at risk, although infrastructure may be threatened,” Icelandic President Gudni Johannesson wrote on Platform X, adding that airplane flights have not been interrupted.
A new volcanic eruption began in the early morning just north of Grindavík. The town had already been successfully evacuated overnight and no lives are in danger, although infrastructure may be under threat. No interruptions to flights. For updated information follow @RuvEnglish pic.twitter.com/9mlOiMohC4
— President of Iceland (@PresidentISL) January 14, 2024
Source: News Beast

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