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Grindavík sits roughly 30 miles south of Iceland's capital city, Reykjavik.

A popular tourist resort was evacuated after a 2.5km-long fissure opened up, which may be “growing”.

Sherri Crichton was a widow with a small child when she found her husband's unfinished volcano story. Finally, there's an 'Eruption.'

Sherri Crichton was a widow with a small child when she found her husband's unfinished volcano story. Finally, there's an 'Eruption.'

Helicopters captured footage of the smoke billowing out of the volcano and a thick fissure splitting the landscape in two against the backdrop of a blue sky.

Sherri Crichton was a widow with a small child when she found her husband's unfinished volcano story. Finally, there's an 'Eruption.'

Grindavik's mayor says larger lava flows than usual are heading towards the largely abandoned area.

Evacuations in southwestern Iceland have been underway as a volcano began erupting Wednesday in the island nation.

A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Wednesday, spewing red streams of lava and triggering the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa.

The eruption was the fifth to occur on Reykjanes peninsula since December.

A volcano located near the famous Blue Lagoon has erupted once again — the fifth such eruption since December. Icelandic authorities have declared a state of emergency but air traffic has not been significantly affected.

YET another volcanic eruption shook Iceland on May 29, 2024 — with huge fountains of lava blasted into the sky.

YET another volcanic eruption shook Iceland on May 29, 2024 — with huge fountains of lava blasted into the sky.

YET another volcanic eruption shook Iceland on May 29, 2024 — with huge fountains of lava blasted into the sky.

The popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa had to be evacuated on Wednesday after a series of volcanic eruptions on the Reykjanes peninsula in south-west Iceland

It’s the latest in a series of eruptions that has led to closures and evacuations.

Icelandic authorities said residents and emergency responders should be ready to evacuate Grindavík at short notice after a new and ongoing eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

Plumes of lava reach 50 metres into air as people are moved away from Grindavík near Blue Lagoon spa