8 h. ago Volcano on Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland erupts for ninth time since 2023

Iceland’s weather agency advises residents to stay indoors because of high levels of toxic gas from 1.5-mile fissureA volcano erupted on Wednesday on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula in the south-west of the country, the ninth eruption in region since the end of 2023.The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said the eruption had begun just before 4am local time (05:00 BST), and live video feeds showed lava spewing from a fissure in the ground. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Iceland volcano eruption forces evacuation of town and iconic geothermal spa

A volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland has once again forced the evacuation of local residents and tourists at the internationally known Blue Lagoon geothermal spa

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17 h. ago Tourists and residents evacuated as volcano erupts on Iceland, with magma bursting through half

Public broadcaster RUV said people had been evacuated from the Blue Lagoon, a luxury geothermal spa resort, and the nearby town of Grindavik, citing police.

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18 h. ago Huge volcano erupts as locals evacuated and luxury hotel shut down as toxic gas spreads

The Sundhnúkur volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula, near the fishing town of Grindavík, has erupted after a mass evacuation. A campsite and luxury hotel were evacuated

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3 d. ago Plane crash lands at UK airport as locals see 'fireball' erupt into sky

A plane, believed to be a Beechcraft, crash landed at Southend Airport at around 4pm today, with emergency services rushing to the scene

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9 d. ago Full list of Europe hotspots that don’t want Brit tourists to visit this summer

Major protests erupted across Southern Europe this weekend as angry locals took to the streets to demand change. Here is a guide to the hotspots affected by tourism protests this summer.

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3 w. ago She died after falling into a huge volcano. Now her family insist dark forces were at work... and reveal why she should still be alive

Juliana Marins' adventure would quickly turn into a nightmare when she slipped while hiking on a dangerous volcano.

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3 w. ago Shocking moment man and woman fall into the sea as brutal punch

Chaos erupted near a party boat which, according to local reports, had to suspend a scheduled excursion because of the outbreak of violence.

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4 w. ago More than 1,000 young tourists stranded in Israel evacuated on luxury cruise ship

The majority of the Birthright Israel participants who arrived in Cyprus are young adults from the US

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4 w. ago Indonesian volcano erupts, with alert raised to highest level, ash blasted six miles into the sky and tourists told not to go near the area

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,584-metre-high twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted at 5:35 pm local time, the volcanology agency said in a statement.

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