Experts have detected the activation of an underground magma flow that, although it has not yet been surface, has forced the town of Grindavíkk
The Iceland authorities have activated the alerts in the Peninsula of Reykjanes, in the southwest of the island, in anticipation of a new volcanic eruption that has already forced to prevent the town of Grindavík preventively, an area that already suffered the ravages of other recent phenomena.
Experts have detected the activation of a Underground magma flow which anticipates a “probable” eruption. At 6.30 local time, a seismic swarm was also activated that has preceded the first deformations in the Sindhnuk area and even within Grindavik, according to the Icelandic weather office.
A Civil Protection spokeswoman, HJordis Gudmundottir, has confirmed the activation of an evacuation protocol when the first notices were known and in anticipation of the worst possible scenario. According to police sources cited by the RUV public chain, evacuation works have already been completed and Only eight people have decided to stay in the townwhere about 3,500 inhabitants live.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) observed a deformation and changes in the pressure of the wells operated by HS ORKA (Icelandic Energy Company) and pointed out that the measurements are “A clear sign of the beginning of an intrusion of magma”.
“At the moment the magma has not reached the surface, but it is likely that there is an eruption,” consists of the statement. If confirmed, it would be the eighth volcanic eruption in the area since December 2023 and, in all of them, only material damage has been recorded.
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