Icelandic village evacuated as lava flows from volcanic eruption

Iceland evacuated the town of Grindavik and the nearby Blue Lagoon on Tuesday as a volcano started spewing lava, the eighth eruption to hit the region since the end of 2023.

The Icelandic Meteorological Office said "an eruption has started on the Sundhnuksgigar Crater Row" north of the fishing village Grindavik. "The fissure is now about 500 meters long and has reached through the protective barrier north of Grindavík.  Icelandic authorities began the evacuations on Tuesday morning after magma flows and a series of small earthquakes in the region indicated that the volcano would soon erupt.