US EditionVolcano begins erupting in southwestern Iceland after a nearby town and spa are evacuated
- On Tuesday, April 1, 2025, a volcano erupted on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland, near the town of Grindavik, prompting evacuations.
- The volcano, which had been dormant for 800 years, came to life again after the community was largely evacuated a year prior, following magma flows and small earthquakes in the region.
- Authorities evacuated the nearby town of Grindavik, where approximately 40 homes were occupied by residents, and the Blue Lagoon spa as a precaution.
- The eruption started around 09:45 local time, accompanied by an intense earthquake storm similar to those preceding previous eruptions, and the initial fissure quickly grew to about 700 meters wide before Iceland's Met Office stated the fissure was about 500 meters long.
- While no magma had reached the surface initially, the Icelandic Met Office indicated an eruption was likely and officials urged remaining residents to evacuate, with roads closed but flights unaffected; gas pollution from the eruption is expected to travel northeast.
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Volcano Erupts in Southwestern Iceland After Nearby Town and Spa Are Evacuated
GRINDAVIK, Iceland—A volcano in southwestern Iceland that has erupted repeatedly for more than a year again belched lava and smoke into the air on Tuesday, just hours after authorities evacuated the few remaining residents of a nearby fishing village. The eruption began at 9:45 a.m. local time (0945 GMT), triggering warning sirens in the town of Grindavik where webcams showed molten rock spewing toward the community. It had subsided by late afte…
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