- Title: Lava flows over road near Iceland's Blue Lagoon
- Date: 8th February 2024
- Summary: REYKJAVIK, ICELAND (FEBRUARY 8, 2024)(REUTERS) (MUTE) VARIOUS OF PLUME OF SMOKE RISING FROM VOLCANIC ERUPTION NORTH OF GRINDAVIK (FEBRUARY 8, 2024) (REUTERS) RESCUE PERSONNEL ON ROAD WITH SMOKE IN DISTANCE ROAD WITH SMOKE AND LAVA LAVA ON GROUND WHITE AND BLACK SMOKE WITH LAVA ON ROAD LAVA FLOWING TOWARDS THE ROAD SIGN TO BLUE LAGOON SPA WITH LAVA IN BACKGROUND VARIOUS OF LAVA POLICE CAR BLOCKING ROAD, POLICE OFFICER FILMING AND GETTING INTO CAR CAR WITH BLACK SMOKE AND LAVA IN BACKGROUND VARIOUS OF LAVA CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES VISIBLE THROUGH SMOKE FROM LAVA SIGN TO BLUE LAGOON SPA WITH LAVA IN BACKGROUND LAVA ON ROAD
- Embargoed: 22nd February 2024 13:51
- Keywords: Blue Lagoon Grindavik Reykjanes peninsula eruption lava lava flow volcano
- Location: REYKJAVIK AND NORTH OF GRINDAVIK, ICELAND
- City: REYKJAVIK AND NORTH OF GRINDAVIK, ICELAND
- Country: Iceland
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Europe,Earthquakes/Volcanoes/Tsunami
- Reuters ID: LVA001895008022024RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Lava from a volcano in southwestern Iceland which erupted on Thursday (February 8) crossed a road near the Blue Lagoon - a luxury geothermal spa - which was forced to close its doors.
It is the third volcanic eruption in the Reykjanes peninsula since December.
Lava flows also hit thermal-based water pipes in the region just south of the capital, disrupting the supply of hot water to more than 20,000 people and leading the Civil Protection Agency to raise its alert level to emergency status.
The agency also asked households and businesses to conserve electricity. Restoring hot water via an emergency pipeline that was already under construction could take days, it said.
Volcanic outbreaks in the Reykjanes peninsula are so-called fissure eruptions, which do not usually cause large explosions or significant dispersal of ash into the stratosphere.
However, scientists fear they could continue for years, and Icelandic authorities have started building dykes to divert burning lava flows away from homes and critical infrastructure.
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