Icelandic village evacuated after new volcanic eruption

Reykjavik (AFP) Nov 21, 2024

A fishing village and tourist hot spot in southwest Iceland was evacuated late Wednesday after a volcano erupted in the region for the seventh time in a year, officials said. The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) reported an eruption of the Sundhnukagigar volcanic fissure outside the village of Grindavik on the Reykjanes Peninsula at 2314 GMT. IMO specialist Benedikt Ofeigsson told p