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"Houses have caught fire in the fishing town of Grindavík in south-west Iceland
after a volcano erupted for the second time in less than a month.
Two fissures formed near the town on Sunday after an increase in seismic
activity that prompted authorities to evacuate the community the day before.
A first eruption began at 8am when a crack opened in the ground about 450
metres from the town. Protective barriers of earth and rock pushed lava from
the first fissure away from the town. However, a second crack then opened
around midday on the edge of town, measuring around 100 metres by the evening,
with that lava engulfing the homes.
At least three houses were engulfed by fire, live images from TV broadcaster
RUV showed.
Jets of glowing orange lava flowed out and a huge smoke cloud rose against the
dark sky.
“In a little village like this one, we’re like a family, we all know each other
as family – it’s tragic seeing this,” one local resident, Sveinn Ari
Gudjonsson, told
Agence France-Presse. “It’s unreal, it’s like watching a
film,” added the 55-year-old, who works in the fishing industry."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
