The Iceland volcano erupts, forcing tourists and residents to evacuate news

The lava penetrates the protective barriers near Grindavik, a fishing city in the southwest Peninsula in the southwest that was also evacuated last year.

A volcano south of the capital of Iceland, Reykavrick, broke out, and lava and smoke out in a gunshot that earlier led to the evacuation of tourists and residents, although the air traffic continued as usual.

“A warning: a revolution started,” the Icelandic meteorological office said in a statement on Tuesday. “The total length of the explosion is now about 1,200 meters (3,937 feet) and continues to extend in the south.”

It is referred to as the land of ice and fire for many glaciers and volcanoes, and the nation has now witnessed 11 revolutions south of the capital since 2021, when sleeping geological systems were re -activated after about 800 years.

Iceland is located over a volcanic hot point in the North Atlantic Ocean. The most recently introductory accident was the 2010 eruption of the 2010, which sent huge clouds from ash to air and a transatlantic air travel relationship for several months.

The Rikian Peninsula did not affect Rikavik on Tuesday and did not cause a major dispersion of ash in the stratosphere, and avoid air traffic disorders.

The explosion penetrated protective barriers near the hunting city of Grindavik, forcing its residents to evacuate, who returned after the previous explosions, although most of the houses were empty for more than a year.

“There is volcanic lava in the barrier at the present time, but it is a very limited eruption so far,” said Ricky Pedersen, head of the North Center.

Emergency services also evacuated the near luxurious Blue Lagon resort in the hours that preceded the geology eruption after he warned geology that it was imminent.

Pedersen said it was similar to the size of January 2024, which released the lava in Grindavik.

Icelandic experts predicted that the so -called fissure explosions, which are characterized by volcanic lava that flow from the long cracks in the Earth’s crust instead of one volcanic opening, can repeat itself for decades or even centuries.

North Atlantic Island, which includes approximately 400,000 people, attracts thousands of tourists every year who come to explore offing landscapes, heaters, hot springs and volcanoes.