Icelandic authorities have begun The evacuation of the nearly 4,000 inhabitants of the city of Grindavík and surroundings After a seismic swarm and “the imminent volcanic eruption,” according to a statement of the Icelandic office (IMO) on Tuesday.
The seismic swarm on the Reykjanes Peninsula has begun this morning in the Sindhnúk crater, “in an area similar to that of the previous eruptions”, followed by a deformation and changes in the pressure of the few operated by an Icelandic energy company. Under the surface, the magma is already distributed by about 11 kilometers, an unprecedented length since November of the year 2023. The volcanic eruption has given way to the lava and the smoke, although Only material damage have been recorded.
Evacuated the famous Blue Lagoon
The magma and smoke show at the moment It is not affecting air traffic in the so -called “ice and fire land”but to normal life in Grindavík (about 42 kilometers from Reykiavik) The Tourist Blue Lagoon (Laguna Azul), a well -known luxury spa and geothermal complex that has become one of the most visited attractions in the country with almost 2 million people who come every year.
It must be said that The Flagralesfjall volcanic system, which has about 6 kilometers wide and 19 kilometers long, had remained inactive for more than 6,000 years before the recent eruptions. In 2024 an eruption in the same area ended up causing important damage to homes and roads, also forced Grindavík eviction and many of its inhabitants have not even been able to return to their homes.
