The people of one Volcanic eruption threatened city Grindavík in Iceland they have to prepare for not being able to live in their homes for a long period of time. Authorities occupied the site with approximately 3,700 inhabitants evacuated as a precaution a week ago after a series of earthquakes. Several houses were damaged, Civil Defense Director Vídir Reynisson was quoted as saying by Icelandic broadcaster RUV on Saturday.
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The broadcaster quoted him as saying that due to continued uncertainty, residents would have to prepare to live elsewhere in the coming months. British television channel Sky News showed aerial photos of the site, some of which showed cracks evident in the ground.
Iceland’s meteorological service believes liquid rock is likely to emerge from the magma tunnel in the country’s southwest, which has been active for weeks. In the last 24 hours, 1,700 earthquakes have been recorded, including around 1,000 since midnight, the weather service wrote online on Saturday afternoon.
Grindavík is located about 40 kilometers southwest of the capital Reykjavik and has been threatened by a possible volcanic eruption for days. Residents had to leave their homes a week ago because a 15-kilometer-long magma tunnel runs beneath Grindavík to the seabed. The nearby Blue Lagoon, one of Iceland’s most famous tourist attractions, had already been closed.