Grindavíkurvegur road, from Reykjanesbraut road to Grindavík, is now open to traffic. The opening-up is only valid for residents of Grindavík, first responders and employees of businesses in Grindavík and at Svartsengi.
The Icelandic Road Administration started mapping the soil in Grindavík yesterday with a special earthscan equipment. A soil-drone was brought to the country with experts from the Netherlands, but it is planned to fly the earth-scan in a coordinate system over the town.
A flash flood swept away the bridge across Mulakvisl river on Myrdalssandur in South Iceland. This affects traffic on Highway 1 (the Ring Road) about 10 km east of the village Vik, between Hofdabrekka from the West, and Skalm from the East.
Large cracks in Iceland are beginning to appear, some seen with steam coming out of them, as hundreds of small earthquakes have shaken the area amid the threat of a likely dangerous volcanic eruption.
Large cracks in Iceland are beginning to appear, some seen with steam coming out of them, as hundreds of small earthquakes have shaken the area amid the threat of a likely dangerous volcanic eruption.