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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sarah Ping

Grindavik couple fear losing their home after evacuating: ‘It’s a pretty grim situation’

Gisli Gunnarsson

A man who evacuated from a town in Iceland after earthquakes put the region on alert for a volcanic eruption said he fears he might never see his home again.

Caitlin McLean, from Scotland, was visiting her boyfriend, Gisli Gunnarsson, in Grindavik when they were forced to flee his home at midnight on Friday, packing only a few essential items, to stay with Mr Gunnarsson’s mother in Reykjavik.

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