State of emergency declared, Iceland's Blue Lagoon evacuated after largest volcanic eruption in 3 years

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The volcano eruption in Iceland forced the evacuation of the tourist destination Blue Lagoon and sent lava flowing toward the evacuated seaside town of Grindavík.

A state of emergency has been declared in Iceland after the largest volcanic eruption in three years forced the evacuation of the tourist destination Blue Lagoon and sent lava flowing toward the evacuated seaside town of Grindavík.According to the Iceland Meteorological Office , the volcano began to erupt for the fourth time in three months on Saturday just before 8:30 p.m. local time , with little warning time, along a nearly 2-mile-long fissure near the location of the February eruption.

18, 2023, the second was reported on Jan. 14, and the third eruption was on Feb. 8.Officials say Saturday’s eruption is probably the largest that has occurred since 2021.4 CLASSIC TYPES OF VOLCANOESThe small seaside town of Grindavík had been largely evacuated after a swarm of thousands of earthquakes shook the region toward the end of last year when fears of a volcanic eruption began.

 

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