Frightening images are coming out of Iceland as a volcano in the southwest erupted in the Reykjanes Peninsula, which is close to a town called Sundhnúkagígar and only miles away from Grindavík.
There have been earthquakes felt around the country, which led to the famed Blue Lagoon closing for a time, and Grindavík has been evacuated as magma.
Per the Associated Press: “The most disruptive [eruption] in recent times was the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which spewed huge clouds of ash into the atmosphere and led to widespread airspace closures over Europe.”
We’re hoping everyone there is safe as magma continues to flow. Here are some images captured by photographers:
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Lava fountains are seen as volcanic eruption started, turning the sky orange, in Grindavik on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Di Marco)
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The night sky is illuminated caused by the eruption of a volcano on the Reykjanes peninsula of south-west Iceland seen from the capital city of Reykjavik, Monday Dec. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Brynjar Gunnarsson)
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This image made from video provided by the Icelandic Coast Guard shows magma flow on a hill near Grindavik on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula sometime around late Monday, Dec. 18, or early Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. A volcanic eruption started Monday night on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, turning the sky orange and prompting the country’s civil defense to be on high alert. (Icelandic coast guard via AP)
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This image made from video provided by the Icelandic Coast Guard shows its helicopter flying near magma running on a hill near Grindavik on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula sometime around late Monday, Dec. 18, or early Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. A volcanic eruption started Monday night on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, turning the sky orange and prompting the country’s civil defense to be on high alert. (Icelandic coast guard via AP)
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A volcanic eruption is seen, turning the sky orange, in Grindavik on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Di Marco)
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The police vehicle is parked at the entrance of the road to Grindavík with the eruption in the background, near Grindavik on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. A volcanic eruption started Monday night on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, turning the sky orange and prompting the country’s civil defense to be on high alert. (AP Photo/Marco Di Marco)
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People watch as the night sky is illuminated caused by the eruption of a volcano in Grindavik on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Di Marco)
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The night sky is illuminated caused by the eruption of a volcano in Grindavik on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Di Marco)
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