The sky is coloured orange as molten lava flows out from a fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula north of the evacuated town of Grindavik, western IcelandVideo of the area showed fountains of molten rock burst from fissures in the ground.A helicopter was dispatched by the Civil Defence authority to survey the extent of the eruption as Icelandic police declared a state of emergency.But the nearby Blue Lagoon luxury geothermal spa immediately shut its doors, as it did during previous eruptions.
The operator stated on its website: "We have evacuated and temporarily closed all our operational units.Celebrity Big Brother fans stunned as double eviction sends two stars homeIn 2010, the Eyafjallajokull volcano erupted in the south of Iceland, spreading ash clouds over Europe, grounding some 100,000 flights, and forcing hundreds of Icelanders to evacuate their homes.
Volcanic outbreaks in the Reykjanes peninsula do not usually cause large explosions or significant dispersal of ash into the stratosphere. But scientists fear they could continue for decades, and Icelandic authorities have started building embankments to divert flowing lava away from homes and critical infrastructure.More than 20,000 people were cut off from district heating as flowing lava destroyed roads and pipelines.Love Island hunk confirms split from co-star just 4 months after winning show
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