Residents of the Icelandic town of Grindavik, in the southwest of the country, were evacuated this Sunday morning. The city is once again threatened by a volcanic eruption.
As a precaution, the residents of Grindavik in Iceland were again evacuated this Sunday morning. The small town in the southwest of the country is threatened by a succession of small earthquakes observed in recent hours. Furthermore, a crack, open since this Sunday, is growing rapidly, without it being possible to predict its evolution.
The evacuation order was sent on Saturday evening after analysis of the latest data transmitted by a team of scientists.
Grindavik is expected to remain inaccessible for at least three weeks, only authorized personnel will be able to access it.
Icelandic Justice Minister Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir expressed hope that the city would be safe and habitable again by this summer or fall.
The city was already evacuated last November after an eruption which caused a series of earthquakes on the Rejkyanes peninsula, just a few dozen kilometers from the country’s capital, Rejkyavik.
Residents have since been allowed to return home.
Last Wednesday, a building professional who was working on a renovation site was fell into a fault. Despite search operations, the missing man has still not been found.