A third volcanic fissure opened overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday at the site of the eruption that has been going on for nearly three weeks about 40 kilometers from Reykjavik in Iceland, announced the Icelandic meteorological office.
The eruption, the images of which traveled around the world, started on March 19 via a first fault continuously spewing lava, in the small valley of Geldingadalir, located near Mount Fagradalsfjall at the southwestern tip of the river. ‘Iceland.
On Monday, a new fault consisting of two volcanic fissures had opened about 700 meters from this first focus, creating a long stream of lava flowing towards another small neighboring valley.
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On Monday, a new fault created a long stream of lava.
It is therefore now a third source of lava that has been added to the site of the eruption, which has already attracted tens of thousands of curious people taking advantage of the site’s relative ease of access.
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On Monday, a new fault created a long stream of lava.
150 meters long and about one meter deep, this new fault is about half a kilometer from the craters of the first eruption.
Around midnight, a point of light suddenly lit the hill almost halfway between the first two eruptive sites, letting out small spurts of lava and with them a weak plume of smoke, according to images broadcast by public television RÚV.
The orange flow has rolled down the slope in the form of a river and is added to the lava field already formed by the active source since March 19. A field which now covers more than 33 hectares, according to the last score Tuesday evening.
The site, which had been closed to the public on Monday due to the second breach, reopened to the public on Wednesday morning.
Icelandic vulcanologists, who initially expected an eruption of a few days, now favor a long-term scenario, without being able to comment on a longevity in weeks, months or even years.