Nearly 4,000 evacuated amid volcanic eruption fear in Iceland
Monday, 13 November 2023 Around 4,000 residents of Grindavik, a fishing town in Iceland were evacuated after some 900 earthquakes jolted southern Iceland, raising fear of a volcanic eruption in the past week. The residents recounted being swept from their houses in the wee hours of Saturday amid tremors that fractured roadways and caused structural damage to the buildings. As tens of thousands of tremors were felt in the recent weeks, authorities are concerned that molten rock might rise to the surface of the ground and strike a geothermal power plant and a coastal town.
Iceland has declared a state of emergency and closed the renowned Blue Lagoon due to over 150 earthquakes, signaling a potential volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The seismic activity has heightened concerns, prompting evacuation plans in Grindavik. The Icelandic Met Office warns of a...
Iceland has declared a state of emergency as researchers continue to monitor a potential volcanic eruption that has led to the evacuation of thousands. Vincent Drouin, a geophysicist at the Icelandic..
Iceland Warns , Volcanic Eruption Is Near , After Hundreds of Earthquakes.
After 700 earthquakes occurred on November 14,
Iceland meteorologists said an additional
800 quakes were detected the..
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Monday, 13 November 2023
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