OAN Abril Elfi
4:38 PM – Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Icelandic authorities issued a warning to tourists and residents to avoid a recently erupted volcano that is spewing lava and toxic gasses from a crack in the southwest of the nation.
Watch the captivating moment of lava bubbling from an erupting volcano in southwest Iceland, triggered by recent earthquake activity in the area ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/cW3X7hMgLf
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) July 11, 2023
According to meteorological authorities, numerous earthquakes in the region preceded the eruption that started on Monday afternoon. Eleven months have passed since the last eruption. The eruption happened in an unpopulated valley close to the Litli-Hrtur mountain, about 19 miles southwest of the capital, Reykjavik.
“Gas pollution is high around the eruption and dangerous,” the Met Office said. “Travelers are advised not to enter the area until responders have had a chance to evaluate conditions.”
The eruption was apparently more explosive than the prior explosions, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office. Aerial film revealed streams of orange molten lava and gas clouds erupting from a half-mile-long snaking crack.
BREAKING 🚨 New footage shows volcano eruption near Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, with people roaming dangerously close to it pic.twitter.com/kcX0JT4sZi
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) July 10, 2023
The same region experienced an eruption in 2021 that resulted in stunning lava flows for several months. People from all over the world gathered to view the spectacle.
Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital … for the third time in three years
Drone views shot by Bjorn Steinbekk of the volcano eruption in Geldingadalir, Iceland in 2021. pic.twitter.com/GkDVfaHkVF
