Hundreds of hikers evacuate Icelandic volcano as new fissure opens Steam and lava spurt from 500m-long fissure, but no danger to life, officials say
Tue, Apr 6, 2021, 09:54 Updated: Tue, Apr 6, 2021, 10:02
March 23rd: Drone footage captures crowds flocking to witness lava pouring from a volcano that has erupted near Iceland s capital Reykjavik. Video: Reuters
The long-dormant volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland flared to life on March 20th after tens of thousands of earthquakes. Photograph: Icelandic Department of Civil Pr/AFP via Getty
Steam and lava have spurted from a new fissure at an Icelandic volcano that began erupting last month, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of hikers who had come to see the spectacle.
Apr 6, 2021
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) Steam and lava spurted Monday from a new fissure at an Icelandic volcano that began erupting last month, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of hikers who had come to see the spectacle.
The new fissure, first spotted by a sightseeing helicopter, was about 500 meters (550 yards) long and about a kilometer (around a half-mile) from the original eruption site in the Geldinga Valley.
The Icelandic Department of Emergency Management announced an immediate evacuation of the area. It said there was no imminent danger to life due to the site’s distance form popular hiking paths.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office said the new volcanic activity wasn’t expected to affect traffic at nearby Keflavik Airport.
Hikers scramble as fissure opens up on Icelandic volcano
AP, REYKJAVIK
Steam and lava on Monday spurted from a new fissure on an Icelandic volcano that began erupting last month, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of hikers who had come to see the spectacle.
The new fissure, first spotted by a sightseeing helicopter, was about 500m long and about 1km from the original eruption site in the Geldinga Valley.
The Icelandic Department of Emergency Management announced an immediate evacuation of the area, saying that there was no imminent danger to life due to the site’s distance from popular hiking paths.
Steam and lava spurt from a new fissure on a volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland on April 5. (AP Photo)
REYKJAVIK, Iceland Steam and lava spurted Monday from a new fissure at an Icelandic volcano that began erupting last month, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of hikers who had come to see the spectacle.
The new fissure, first spotted by a sightseeing helicopter, was about 500 meters long and about a kilometer from the original eruption site in the Geldinga Valley.
The Icelandic Department of Emergency Management announced an immediate evacuation of the area. It said there was no imminent danger to life due to the site’s distance form popular hiking paths.