Brits have been warned travel to Iceland cannot be guaranteed safe as a volcano erupts on the island. A volcanic eruption overnight on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula turned the sky orange and put the country’s civil defences on high alert. The eruption appears
The search for additional victims of the Mount Marapi volcano eruption in Indonesia has concluded, with 23 confirmed dead and several others injured. Approximately 75 climbers were on the nearly 2,900-meter mountain in West Sumatra province when the volcano erupted on Sunday.
From a huge storm in India which has killed nine people to the rescue operation after the eruption of a volcano in Indonesia, here are today’s biggest stories from around the world. Severe cyclonic storm hits Southern India As a severe cyclonic
The molten rock could be seen spurting near the city of Catania as a fiery plume reached nearly 15,000ft above sea level. A flight alert was issued, but the International Vincenzo Bellini Airport in Catania remained open. An eruption in August, heralded
Iceland believes it has identified where a major volcanic eruption is likely to occur, with thousands of mini quakes prompting the mass evacuation of a nearby town. The Iceland Met Office have warned that Hagafell, a mountainous region in the south of
The world is watching as Iceland prepares for a possible volcanic eruption following more than several hundred small earthquakes that have affected the North Atlantic island country. The staggering seismic activity has shut down tourist spots in Iceland, fissured roads and prompted
Fears of a volcanic eruption have led to the closure of the famous Blue Lagoon, a geothermal spa near the town of Grindavik, not far from the international airport. The spa’s temporary closure occurred after a series of rattling earthquakes. Grindavik has now
Officials in Iceland, who are warning on Friday of a volcanic eruption that could “start anytime in the next few days,” have now pinpointed the area where they believe it is “most likely” to happen. The Icelandic Meteorological Office says around 2,000
Officials in Iceland reportedly have sent a large bulldozer to a region under threat of a volcanic eruption to dig massive ditches in hopes of diverting any potential lava flow away from key structures in the area. The bulldozer, described as a
Officials in Iceland are warning Wednesday that the likelihood of a volcanic eruption remains “high” as hundreds of earthquakes continue to be recorded in recent hours. The Icelandic Meteorological Office says since midnight, around “800 earthquakes have been measured, most of them