Reykjavik, Iceland declares state of emergency. Ready to order the evacuation of people in cities in the southwest of the country. After finding that the vibrations under the ground continued to increase. Risk of causing a large volcano in the area to erupt.
The Icelandic government's Civil Protection Agency has declared a state of emergency in the country. After thousands of strong vibrations were detected The area around Fagradalsfjall volcano (Fagradalsfjall) over the past few weeks. As a result, many tunnels of magma and molten rock beneath the earth's crust expanded beneath the volcano. The latest one is only 800 meters deep from the ground, risking pushing the volcano to erupt.
The agency ordered thousands of people in the southwestern city of Grindavik to evacuate for safety. Because the risk of the volcano erupting has greatly increased this morning. And there could be an explosion anytime during the next 2-3 days. At the same time, the geothermal tremors that have been occurring continuously for the past several days. As a result, extensive damage occurred in Grindavik. The whole land is divided, the roads are cracked.
Iceland is one of the countries with the most active volcanoes in the world, with more than 30 volcanoes. And last July, The Litli-Hrutu volcano recently erupted. It is in the same area as the Fagradalsfjall volcano. Until there are a large number of tourists traveling to visit.
Source: Thai News Agency