Iceland volcano erupts AGAIN with 1.9-mile long split in Earth spewing lava & tourists evacuated from Blue Lagoon resort
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A VOLCANO in southwest Iceland has erupted AGAIN this morning and is spewing lava 80 metres into the air.
It is the third to hit the area since December and has forced the evacuation of a nearby town and the Blue Lagoon tourist resort.
The eruption of the Sylingarfell volcano, located just 3km north of the fishing community of Grindavik, began at 6am local time after a sudden burst of earthquakes.
Lava fountains began shooting into the air as locals gasped in horror amid fears of more home being destroyed.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office said it was roughly the exact same location as the major eruption on December 18.
One of Iceland's biggest tourist attractions, the Blue Lagoon, was closed and guests were evacuated from hotels, local news reported.
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The met office added that the lava was flowing to the west and there was no immediate threat to Grindavik - where a community of 3,800 has been evacuated twice in recent months.
During a mid-January eruption, the "worst case scenario" took place as several houses were melted as the molten rock swept past the town's new defences.
Located between the Eurasian and the North American tectonic plates - among the largest on the planet - Iceland is a seismic and volcanic hot spot as the two plates move in opposite directions.
Reykjanes peninsula is home to 32 active volcanoes which were dormant for 800 years until 2021.
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