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Icelandic Volcano Erupts, Triggering Evacuation of Grindavik Area and Blue Lagoon Spa

Icelandic Volcano Erupts, Triggering Evacuation of Grindavik Area and Blue Lagoon Spa

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The evacuation of the town of Grindavik and the nearby Blue Lagoon tourist attraction has been reported.

Ulfar Ludviksson
1. We reiterate our instructions – it was a request for people to leave the danger zone, but as has been stated, people have been staying in seven or eight houses there, and those individuals have decided to remain in the town.
Icelandic Meteorological Office
1. Emergency responders in Grindavík have reported that earthquakes can be felt in the town, and signs of deformation are also visible there, suggesting that fault movements could occur within the town itself.
2. The total length of the eruptive fissure is now about 1,200 metres (3,937 feet) and continues to extend southward.
3. The fissure continues to grow, and it cannot be ruled out that it may continue to open further south.
4. An eruption has started on the Sundhnuksgigar crater row just south of Hagafell.
Snorri Valsson
Icelandic Tourist Board
1. The area has been closed off and is completely closed until further notice. Gas pollution might form in isolated areas around the eruption depending on wind direction and is closely monitored.
2. The eruption is still developing and we will publish further information, when gathered.
Rikke Pedersen
Nordic Volcanological Center
1. There is lava coming within the barrier at the moment, but it's a very limited eruption so far.

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