Livestreams from the area showed fountains of molten rock soaring from fissures in the ground after authorities had warned for weeks that an eruption was imminent on the Reykjanes peninsula, just south of Iceland’s capital Reykjavik. CBC | World News
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Iceland’s famous Blue Lagoon evacuated as volcano erupts for 3rd time
A volcano in southwestern Iceland has erupted for the third time since December, sending jets of lava into the sky and triggering the evacuation of the Blue Lagoon spa, one of the island cpuntry’s biggest tourist attractions. CBC | World News
Read More »Volcano erupts in Iceland, forcing another evacuation for fishing town
A volcano erupted in southwest Iceland on Sunday, posing an immediate threat to the nearby town of Grindavik, which had been evacuated for a second time over fears of an eruption. CBC | World News
Read More »Lava flow from Iceland volcano continues to slow, may bypass evacuated town
The fishing village of Grindavik was evacuated last month due to seismic activity near the volcano. Now authorities say the town may be spared as lava flow decreases. CBC | World News
Read More »Will the Iceland volcano eruption delay flights? Latest travel updates after evacuation
A volcano in southwest Iceland has finally erupted following the evacuation of the fishing town of Grindavik. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Iceland volcano LATEST: Lava fired 150m into the air after thousands of earthquakes struck
The eruption came after the area near the Icelandic volcano was hit by thousands of strong tremors. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Iceland volcano erupts as thousands forced to flee deadly magma after earthquakes
A volcano eruption in Iceland has forced nearly 4,000 people to flee their homes. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Volcano in Iceland erupts after weeks of activity and evacuation of town
Grainy webcam video showed the moment of the eruption as a flash of light illuminating the sky at 10:17 p.m. local time. As the eruption spread, magma, or semi-molten rock, could be seen spewing along the ridge of a hill. CBC | World News
Read More »22 people confirmed dead from Indonesia volcano eruption
Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi volcano found 11 more bodies of climbers who were caught by a surprise weekend eruption, raising the number of confirmed dead to 22, officials said Tuesday. One person remained missing. CBC | World News
Read More »Indonesian volcano eruption leaves 11 confirmed dead, several suffering burns
The bodies of 11 climbers were recovered Monday in Indonesia, a day after a furious eruption of the Mount Marapi volcano, but search efforts for 12 others were eventually called off due to a fresh eruption of hot ash. CBC | World News
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