Volcano erupts near town of Grindavík in Iceland, threatening houses
A volcano has erupted near the fishing town of Grindavík in south-west Iceland, spewing fountains of molten rock less than a month after a previous eruption in the area.
The latest event began early on Sunday morning, hours after authorities warned evacuated the town. Work had begun to build barriers of earth and rock to prevent lava reaching Grindavík, but it did not appear to have worked.
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22 comments
When iceland become Fireland
This eruption, you know whose fault it is? The far right.
Prayers for Iceland 🙏🙏🙏❤️
The volcano has the right to defend itself!
Volcano erupts near town of Grindavík in Iceland 1600pm 14.1.24 thought they'd already evacuated a month or so ago…? i wonder if the lava flow reached the solitary building stood in it's path… dunno what building it was – a greenhouse or something…
“Father Earth never forgets”
Goodbye Grindavik it wss nice knowing you!
Well I guess that's how you mitigate the cold
Wow… the fissures in town opened up and did the “bad.”
”Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.“
Luke 21:36
"work had begun to build barriers, but it did not appear to have worked."
What a bunch of bs, if you watch the aftermath right now it worked pretty well. The problem is, a second fissure appeared behind said barrier, right next to the town.
More like lavaland.
Man it looks so cool
Volcano on ice! Dramatic😮
It worked!!
The protection wall worked. Only 3 houses were affected it could have been 300 houses if it wasn't for the wall
Yeah… Lava's just going to melt those earth/rock barriers and add to the problem. It's like trying to stop a tsunami by throwing water at it.
This just In
In 2024, smart wannabe ecologists bragging about their way of life manage to have their town on a Volcano's path…
Must be tons of Co2 being released?
Gosh it looks terrifying
🙏
All thing are dangerous, but closing your eyes is pretty worst. Rage against the machin~Riot❤❤❤❤
if people knew this is a hot spot for volcanic erruptins why do they build houses there .