LIVE: Icelandic volcano erupts without warning for seventh time in a year
A VOLCANO near Iceland's capital has erupted for the seventh time in just a year. The eruption started with little warning shortly after 11pm last night - with dramatic footage showing a wall of magma lighting up the night sky. The volcano sits 20 miles south-west of Reykjavik and Wednesday's eruption is the seventh since last December and the tenth in just three years. Spewing fountains of lava and smoke, the eruption created a fissure around 1.8 miles long. Around 50 houses were evacuated after the Civil Protection agency issued an alert - and guests at the famous Blue Lagoon resort were also evacuated. The repeated volcanic eruptions close to Grindavk - a town of 3,800 people - have damaged infrastructure and buildings and forced many residents to relocate. The last eruption only ended on September 6. Magns Tumi Gumundsson, a professor of geophysics who flew over the eruption with the Civil Protection agency, said: "In the big picture, this is a bit smaller than the last eruption and the eruption that occurred in May. "Grindavik is not in danger as it looks and it is unlikely that this crack will get any longer, although nothing can be ruled out." Iceland, with nearly 400,000 citizens, is located on the fault line between the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates. Read more: https://ift.tt/T0KUXER From Brexit breaking news to HD movie trailers, The Sun newspaper brings you the latest news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world. Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know Read The Sun: http://www.thesun.co.uk Like The Sun on Facebook: https://ift.tt/QDMPTSU Follow The Sun on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSun Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat: https://ift.tt/og5pzmX #volcano
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A VOLCANO near Iceland's capital has erupted for the seventh time in just a year. The eruption started with little warning shortly after 11pm last night - with dramatic footage showing a wall of magma lighting up the night sky. The volcano sits 20 miles south-west of Reykjavik and Wednesday's eruption is the seventh since last December and the tenth in just three years. Spewing fountains of lava and smoke, the eruption created a fissure around 1.8 miles long. Around 50 houses were evacuated after the Civil Protection agency issued an alert - and guests at the famous Blue Lagoon resort were also evacuated. The repeated volcanic eruptions close to Grindavk - a town of 3,800 people - have damaged infrastructure and buildings and forced many residents to relocate. The last eruption only ended on September 6. Magns Tumi Gumundsson, a professor of geophysics who flew over the eruption with the Civil Protection agency, said: "In the big picture, this is a bit smaller than the last eruption and the eruption that occurred in May. "Grindavik is not in danger as it looks and it is unlikely that this crack will get any longer, although nothing can be ruled out." Iceland, with nearly 400,000 citizens, is located on the fault line between the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates. Read more: https://ift.tt/T0KUXER From Brexit breaking news to HD movie trailers, The Sun newspaper brings you the latest news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world. Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know Read The Sun: http://www.thesun.co.uk Like The Sun on Facebook: https://ift.tt/QDMPTSU Follow The Sun on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSun Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat: https://ift.tt/og5pzmX #volcano
via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmTev-OQgxM