The eruption occurred in the early hours of July 16. Officials say lava is flowing towards uninhabited areas and is not an ...

A volcanic eruption in Iceland forced the evacuation of the Blue Lagoon spa and the town of Grindavík as lava is flowing ...

The Sundhnúkur volcano eruption - the ninth since December 2023 - sparked evacuations of the Blue Lagoon Iceland, a campsite ...

Both Grindavík and the nearby Blue Lagoon spa — a popular tourist attraction — have been evacuated in anticipation of the eruption, and roads heading in and out of the town have been closed.

Grindavík is some 30 miles south of Reykjavík, Iceland's capital city. Icelandic officials have not reported issues in the capital caused by the eruption.

A volcanic fissure spews lava and smoke as it erupts near the town of Grindavík, Iceland, on January 14, 2024. The eruption is the latest in a series of outbursts that could continue in the region.

Iceland has declared a state of emergency and more than 3,000 residents have been urged to evacuate the small, coastal town of Grindavík as the country’s authorities anticipate the imminent ...

A volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula erupted on Sunday (Jan. 14), cracking open fissures that are extending toward Grindavík and threatening to drown the town in lava flows.

Fight to save Grindavík: Horrifying drone footage shows scorching lava from Iceland volcano eruption engulfing homes as it surrounds village - as locals reveal last-ditch effort to stem flow of magma ...

"Grindavík was evacuated yesterday, as well as the Svartsengi area, where it was believed that an eruption could start then and there," representatives of the Icelandic Civil Defense wrote in a ...

In an update on Sunday afternoon, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said the latest eruption—which followed the opening up of an initial lava fissure 1.7 miles to the north of Grindavík on ...