Iceland volcano erupts for 12th time since 2021, prompting evacuations from iconic Blue Lagoon spa

16 July 2025, 12:51 A volcano in Iceland has erupted, leading to evacuations. Picture: Alamy A volcanic eruption in Iceland has yet again forced the evacuation of tourists at the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa. Listen to this article This is the 12th …

Blue Lagoon Spa and Nearby Town Evacuated Over Iceland Volcano Eruptions

A fresh volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula overnight spread with a second fissure opening up on Wednesday, with the famous blue Lagoon spa and local settlements evacuated by police. A second, longer fissure opened in the ground near Grindavík on …

Iceland volcano eruption forces evacuation of town, Blue Lagoon spa

Iceland volcano erupts again, lava lights up night sky

A volcano in southwest Iceland erupted on Wednesday, marking the 12th eruption since 2021 in the geologically active Reykjanes Peninsula. The eruption sent glowing yellow and orange lava gushing from a long fissure while thick smoke rose high into the sky. …

Volcanic eruption forces evacuation of Iceland’s Blue Lagoon spa

The Blue Lagoon spa and a nearby town in Iceland were evacuated on Wednesday after a volcanic eruption from a fissure of up to one kilometre long. The Icelandic civil protection agency raised the emergency level following the eruption at the Sundhnukur …

Iceland Volcano Erupts Again; Residents Advised On Air Quality

Home Europe Iceland Volcano Erupts Again; Residents Advised On Air Quality The outbreaks, known as fissure eruptions, are characterised by lava flows emerging from long cracks in the earth's crust, rather than from a central crater. A volcano erupted …

Tourists evacuated after Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula hit by 12th eruption in four years

By&nbspEuronews Travel Published on 16/07/2025 - 9:51 GMT+2 Tourists and locals have been evacuated on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula after the twelfth volcanic eruption in the region since 2021. Magma pushed up through the Earth’s crust, …

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25 countries sign statement calling for end of war in Gaza

Twenty-five countries have released a joint statement calling for the immediate end of the war in Gaza and accusing Israel of not allowing sufficient aid in, demanding it must do so to comply with international humanitarian law. "We, the signatories …

25 Western nations call for end to Gaza war, say suffering has ‘reached new depths’

Britain and 24 Western allies, including Australia, Canada, France, and Italy, said in a joint statement Monday that the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza “must end now,” arguing civilians’ suffering has “reached new depths.” The statement — which also denounced …