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A volcanic eruption has started near Grindavík on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The airport is fully operational. Flights have not been impacted by recent eruptions and are on schedule.”
Isavia, which runs Keflavik, said
Due to a volcanic eruption that commenced in Sundhnúksgígar on 1 April, Blue Lagoon will be closed through Tuesday 1 April, at which time the situation will be reassessed.”
The Blue Lagoon thermal tourist attraction has closed, sayingThose individuals who choose to remain in the town don’t seem to consider that I have 50 people involved in this operation, some of whom are volunteers,
South Iceland police commissioner Ulfar Luoviksson told broadcaster RUV
We reiterate our instructions – it was a request for people to leave the danger zone, but as has been stated, people have been staying in seven or eight houses there, and those individuals have decided to remain in the town,
the region's police commissioner, Ulfar Ludviksson, told the broadcaster
There is lava coming within the barrier at the moment, but it's a very limited eruption so far,
said Rikke Pedersen, head of the Nordic Volcanological Center
Warning: An eruption has begun,
the Icelandic meteorological office said in a statementThe fissure continues to grow, and it cannot be ruled out that it may continue to open further south,
the IMO said
The area has been closed off and is completely closed until further notice. Gas pollution might form in isolated areas around the eruption depending on wind direction and is closely monitored.”
Snorri Valsson, a spokesperson for the tourist board, saidThe eruption is still developing and we will publish further information, when gathered.”
Valsson addedEmergency responders in Grindavík have reported that earthquakes can be felt in the town, and signs of deformation are also visible there, suggesting that fault movements could occur within the town itself.”
They addedThe length of the magma dyke under the Sundhnuksgigar Crater Row that has already formed is about 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) long which is the longest it has been measured since November 11, 2023,
the Met Office said
Both independent measurements were a clear sign of the onset of a magma intrusion,
the office warned
A lot of magma has accumulated in the magma chamber and there is, for example, more seismic activity now than before the last eruption. It could be that she is trying to find a new place to come up,
Skúladóttir told the publicationThe swarm is located between Sýlingarfell and Stóra-Skógfell, in a similar area seen prior to previous eruptions,
the office said