Early on Sunday, a new volcanic eruption began outside the Icelandic town of Grindavik, prompting residents to evacuate. Lava began flowing from existing and newly opened cracks in a fissure, as emergency crews worked to complete a protective wall of dirt and rock, hoping to direct the flow away from the town’s center. Several houses in Grindavik were burned and crushed before the flow of lava paused once again.
Lava Flows Into an Icelandic Town
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Gas, steam, and smoke rise above flowing lava during a volcanic eruption on the outskirts of the evacuated town of Grindavik, in western Iceland, on January 14, 2024. #
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Emergency personnel use construction equipment to build a protective wall in order to prevent flowing lava from reaching the center of Grindavik on January 14, 2024. #
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