The volcanic fissure that opened up in Iceland early Wednesday has now expanded, and stretches further north than at any time since 2023.Lava and toxic gas continue to spill from the latest eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has now updated its guidance on travel to the country. It warned travellers that more eruptions are ‘likely’ and advised them to closely follow local media for any further updates. This is the ninth time the volcano has erupted since December 2023.

A volcanic eruption in Southwestern Iceland forced the evacuation of a nearby town and the world-famous Blue Lagoon geothermal spa on Wednesday, July 16. Media images captured huge plumes of smoke and glowing lava flows spewing from an enormous crack in Earth’s surface roughly 30 miles (18.6 miles) southwest of Reykjavík.

TOURISTS are being evacuated amid another dramatic eruption from a notorious volcano in Iceland. Visitors were cleared from surrounding towns and a luxury hotel as lava began spewing from a new

Families and holidaymakers have been evacuated from towns and a posh hotel as a notorious volcano has erupted again. Lava has been spewing out of the Sundhnúkur volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula, near the fishing town of Grindavík,