New eruption of volcanoes in Iceland, evacuated Ce City – BBC News in Serbian
The volcano was re-erupted at the Rujkjanes Peninsula, in Southwest Iceland, as the nearby town and spa is evacuated to the Blue Laguna, a popular tourist destination.
The Icelandic Meteorological Institute announced that Eruption began around 09:45 local time north of Grindavik.
Less than an hour later, the crack that opened in the country was 700 meters wide and continued to spread.
Eruption occurred as hundreds of earthquakes hit the area known as Sandhnuks around 06:30 local time.
Grindavik and Blue Lagoon received an order for evacuation before eruption.
The roads that lead to the city from the city remained closed, but flights to now function normally.
The Blue Lagoon will remain closed until Wednesday, writes on the official website of this city.
From 11:20 local time, the Icelandic Meteorological Institute (IMO) announced that the original crack spread south and to open another new.
Officials called on all the remaining residents of Grindavik to leave the city.
Earlier on Tuesday, several people refused to be evacuated, the Icelandic media reported.
After the previous volcanic activity, only about 40 houses were inhabited, said Ulfar Ludvikson, the head of the regional police.
Most of the 4,000 inhabitants of Grindavik was permanently evacuated in November 2023. years, before eruptions in December 2023. and January, February and March 2024.
The length of the Magmatic Channel, which was formed below a series of crater on Tuesday, is about 11 kilometers, which is found for the longest channel from 11. November 2023, he said imo.
Based on the current wind direction, pollution caused by eruption will move towards the northeast, according to the capital of Reykjavik, he added IMO.
Several eruptions were recorded on the Rujkjanes Peninsula of 2021. Years.
The last time the peninsula had a period of volcanic activity was 800 years ago and eruptions lasted for decades then.
Iceland has 33 active volcanic systems and is located above the so-called medium-atlant ridge, border between the two largest tectonic plates on the planet.
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