A 900-year-old volcano erupts in Iceland

Фото: Icelandic Meteorological Office

The crack is about 500 meters long

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The volcano began to erupt near the capital of Iceland. The sky above the city turned red. People are asked to stay at home and not open windows.

In Iceland, the volcano Fagradalsfjall began to erupt, which had not manifested itself for 900 years before. The volcano is located 35 kilometers from the capital of the country, Reykjavik, writes CNN.

According to local residents, the sky over the capital turned red.

The volcano woke up at about 20:00 Kiev time. After a couple of hours of eruption, lava covered an area of ​​about one square kilometer.

“The eruption at this stage is considered small, and the length of the crack is about 500 meters. The magma area is about 1 square km. The lava fountains are small,” the Icelandic Meteorological Office said.

Iceland’s Civil Protection and Emergency Management Department advises people living within miles of a volcano to close their windows and stay indoors to avoid exposure to volcanic gas in the air.

A new video of the eruption at Geldingardalur valley in Reykjanes peninsula. Taken from the Coast Guard helicopter. #Reykjanes #Eruption #Fagradalsfjall pic.twitter.com/B862heMzQL

— Icelandic Meteorological Office – IMO (@Vedurstofan) March 19, 2021

Prior to this, it was reported that in Iceland in recent weeks,more than 50 thousand earthquakes occurred… Such unusual seismic activity indicates a possible volcanic eruption, scientists said.

Earlier we wrote that Italy began again erupt Mount Etna… He began to throw out “volcanic bombs” and ash. Parts of the stones damaged cars in nearby cities and towns. The international airport was closed.

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