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Bubbles of bubbling red lava continue to flow from a rift near Fagradalsfiadl Mountain on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland on Saturday, according to images taken from a coast guard helicopter. Bluish-blue clouds also rise from the eruption site near the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, which has escaped tourists.
Iceland’s Keblavik International Airport and the small fishing port of Grindavik are only a few kilometers away, but the area is generally uninhabited and the eruption is not considered dangerous.
“The eruption started … around 8 pm 45 min. In Greenwich Mean Time (22:00 45 min. Lithuania) … The crack is approximately 500-1,000 m long,” said the Icelandic Meteorological Office ( IMO).
Police and Coast Guard rushed to the site of the eruption in a valley, but the public was warned not to approach, the main road running from the capital region to Keblavik airport was temporarily closed.
The police have ordered people who live east of the volcano to close their windows and not go outside because of the volcanic gas that the wind can bring.
Depending on the wind, air pollution may exceed allowable limits in areas far from the eruption site.
For the first time in 900 years
The eruption took place in the Krisuvik volcanic system, which does not have a central mountain.
During eruptions in this region, lava flows constantly from the ground; there are no explosions through which it is thrown into the air.
The Krisuvik system has been dormant for the past 900 years, with the last eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula taking place between 1210 and 1240, according to the IMO.
However, the region was closely monitored after the February 24 earthquake near Reykjavik on February 24. After that, an unusual number of more than 50,000 people was registered. – Weaker underground shocks.
Iceland currently has 32 active volcanic systems, mainly in Europe. Volcanic eruptions occur in the country on average every five years.
Following the eruption of the Ejafjadlajokudl volcano in 2010, huge clouds of smoke and ash rose into the atmosphere, disrupting aircraft flights for more than a week. Withdrawal of more than 100 thousand. some 10 million flights were stranded. passengers.
The island of Iceland is located near the Arctic Circle, on the mid-Atlantic ridge that separates the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates.
