Stinks unbearably, but it’s worth it. PHOTO: People flowing in Iceland to see the eruption of an 800-year-old dormant volcano

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The beginning of the eruption was no surprise to the Icelanders. This has already been “reported” by various predecessors, such as the underground eruptions that usually accompany the volcanic awakening process.

At first, local authorities worried that the 800-year-old volcano could release ash poles and poisonous gases into the atmosphere, so people were not allowed to approach it and even asked not to open the windows, but then the giant began to approach, so it could be seen in person from Saturday. And people took that opportunity.

“This view is breathtaking,” says one of the visitors, admitting that it stinks, of course, unbearably, but he did not expect to see such beauty at all.

However, due to changes in the concentration of “spit” gases on Monday, access to the surroundings around the crater had to be closed again.

Fagradalsfjadl is located at the southwestern tip of Iceland, about 30 kilometers from Reykjavik.

There are about 30 large volcanoes in Iceland. In 2010, a volcanic eruption at the Eijafjadlajegidla glacier disrupted air traffic for several weeks.