City in Iceland evacuated due to threat of lava reaching the surface

Icelandic authorities have announced the evacuation of the town of Grindavik in the south of the country due to the risk of lava reaching the surface, which could have accumulated under the town amid recent seismic activity, Report informs via the Reykjavik Grapevine magazine.

The Icelandic Meteorological Office reports that a magma channel has likely formed under the town of Grindavik. Due to the possible release of lava to the surface of the city with a population of 3,700 people, a mandatory evacuation order was issued, the publication says.