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The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has now updated its guidance on travel to the country. It warned travellers that more eruptions are ‘likely’ and advised them to closely follow local media for any further updates. This is the ninth time the volcano has erupted since December 2023.
A volcanic fissure opened near Grindavik on Wednesday, prompting the evacuation of more than 100 residents and tourists amid escalating seismic activity and lava flows. Footage shows lava spurting from a giant fissure on the Sundhnukur crater row,
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Daily Star on MSNHuge volcano erupts as locals evacuated and luxury hotel shut down as toxic gas spreadsFamilies and holidaymakers have been evacuated from towns and a posh hotel as a notorious volcano has erupted again. Lava has been spewing out of the Sundhnúkur volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula, near the fishing town of Grindavík,