Iceland volcano eruption ends but leaves residents in the cold
Blue Lagoon, Iceland Reuters Iceland’s latest volcanic eruption appeared to have ended on Friday but left a trail of damage to roads and pipelines, cutting hot water to parts of the Reykjanes peninsula during freezing temperatures. The eruption began on Thursday, spewing orange lava 80 metres high from a three kilometres crack in the earth. […]
Icelandic volcano eruption eases, but risk remains
Reykjavik, Iceland Reuters A volcanic eruption in Iceland that had threatened to engulf a seaside town appeared to subside on Tuesday, although authorities and geologists warned that danger still persisted. A flow of red-hot lava on Sunday reached the outskirts of Grindavik, a fishing town of some 4,000 residents, setting three houses ablaze but causing […]
Iceland volcano recedes after “black day” of town fires
Reykjavik, Iceland Reuters A volcano that erupted in south-west Iceland for the second time in less than a month appeared to be significantly less active on Monday despite indications of magma still flowing underground. “A black day” read the front page headline of Icelandic daily Morgunbladid across an image of bright-orange lava fountains and houses […]
Residents in for months-long displacement as Philippine volcano spews lava, gases
Manila, Philippines Reuters At least 14,000 people evacuated from around a volcano spewing lava and noxious gases in the central Philippines may remain displaced from their homes for months, authorities warned on Tuesday. Incandescent lava was seen flowing slowly from the mouth of the 2,462-metre Mayon volcano, which was placed on a high alert level […]
Nine days after eruption, lava from La Palma volcano reaches ocean
La Palma, SpainReuters Red hot lava from a volcano that devastated the Spanish island of La Palma reached the Atlantic Ocean late on Tuesday evening, nine days after it started to flow down the mountain, wrecking buildings and destroying crops. Big clouds of white steam billowed up from the Playa Nueva area as the lava […]
“All we can do is cry” – La Palma volcano leaves trail of devastation
La Palma, SpainReuters Lava flowed from an erupting volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma for a fourth day on Wednesday, forcing more people to evacuate their homes and blanketing towns in ash, while residents struggled to come to terms with the destruction. “All we can do is cry. We are a small business, […]
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