A lava spill in Iceland has become something of a tourist attraction, despite warnings from officials to stay away 🌋 - The Fagradalsfjall volcano, 20 miles south-west of Reykjavik, erupted yesterday.
A lava spill in Iceland has become something of a tourist attraction, despite warnings from officials to stay away.Thick smoke could still be seen billowing into the skies today as hot molten lava danced over rocks.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office has urged people not to go near the volcano, located in an uninhabited valley.People had been warned to stay away because of the risk from noxious fumes and hot magma. Undeterred by the long walk through the valley, people spoke of the excitement of the chance to see lava so close.A man heats a marshmallow on a stick at the newly erupted volcano Hanna-Loore Lemmiksoo, Oliver Lemmiksoo and Margit Lemmiksoo from Estonia pose for pictures
‘When I came over that hill we decided we were going to come down and come closer, it’s a risk and we know that.A live video feed from the site yesterday showed magma spewing from a narrow fissure about 100 to 200 metres long over a field of lava from last year’s eruption, which only came to an end eight months ago.
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