Video | New volcanic eruption in southwest Iceland, near Grindavik

A volcano erupted this Thursday in Iceland.

It is the third time that this phenomenon has occurred in the southwest of the Nordic island, on the Reykjanes peninsula, in recent months.

In the video that accompanies this news you can see the beginning of the eruption, which began around 6:00 in the morning (an hour more in mainland Spain) near the fishing town of Grindavik, with about 4,000 inhabitants.

Icelandic geophysicist Ari Trausti Gudmundsson told Reuters that it is unlikely that the lava will reach the municipality.

“But it could pose a threat to the road to Grindavik and to the power station and even to the Blue Lagoon,” he said, adding that the risk depended on how much lava eventually flowed from the ground.

The Blue Lagoon spa is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the country and has closed its facilities this Thursday.

The previous eruption in the area began on January 14 and lasted approximately two days, with lava flows reaching the outskirts of the fishing village of Grindavik, which had previously been evacuated.