New fissure opens at Iceland volcano, sending hikers scrambling
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Apr 05 2021 at 10:09 PM GMT
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- Steam and lava spurted on Monday from a new fissure at an Icelandic volcano that began erupting last month, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of hikers who had come to see the spectacle.
- The new fissure, first spotted by a sightseeing helicopter, was about 500 metres (550 yards) long and about a kilometre (around a half-mile) from the original Mount Fagradalsfjall eruption site in the Geldinga Valley.
- The Icelandic Department of Emergency Management announced an immediate evacuation of the….
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- Published Apr 5, 2021 10:09 PM GMT