Volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland
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A volcano began erupting in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday, just hours after authorities evacuated a nearby community and the Blue Lagoon spa.
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A volcano in southwestern Iceland began erupting on Tuesday, prompting the closure of the popular Blue Lagoon tourist destination and threatening the town of Grindavik, about 25 miles southwest of th...
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The last time the peninsula had a period of volcanic activity was 800 years ago - and the eruptions continued for decades.
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Foreign Office advice stops well short of advising against travel to Iceland, meaning holiday companies can continue to operate as normal – with no automatic right to cancel. Until and unless the Foreign Office warns against travel, the assumption is that everything will go ahead as normal.
A HUGE volcano is on the brink of erupting with locals and holidaymakers being forced to evacuate after a red alert was issued. Molten hot magma has already begun flowing from under
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