REYKJAVIK: A volcano that erupted in southwest Iceland for the second time in lower than a month, setting fireplace to a number of homes in a fishing city, seemed to be much less energetic early on Monday (Jan 15).
“A black day” learn the entrance web page headline of Icelandic every day Morgunbladid throughout a picture of bright-orange lava fountains and homes burning within the city of Grindavik, some 40km south-west of the capital Reykjavik.
Molten lava flows reached the outskirts of Grindavik round midday on Sunday, setting three houses alight, though the city was evacuated earlier and there was no fast hazard to individuals.
It was the second eruption on the peninsula of Reykjanes in 4 weeks and the fifth since 2021.
Stay video footage on Monday confirmed glimpses of orange lava nonetheless flowing to the floor however at smaller volumes, and additional away from the city.
Geologists on Sunday mentioned magma corridors had been believed to be flowing beneath the deserted city, nonetheless, posing continued danger.
“Sadly (the lava) went slightly bit extra south than we had hoped for,” the pinnacle of Iceland’s Civil Safety and Emergency Administration, Vidir Reynisson, informed a press convention late on Sunday.
However, the defensive boundaries constructed to the north of Grindavik had helped divert the flows of lava to the west, away from the city, Reynisson mentioned.
