🌋A volcano in southern Iceland has erupted, causing a wall of lava to spread across the region.
📸Stunning photos show the bright orange smoke and lava spewing from the volcano.
🔥The eruption threatens Iceland's most famous tourist attraction, the Blue Lagoon hot spring.
🏃♂️Bathers at the Blue Lagoon had to evacuate the area as the smoke filled the sky.
🚨Hundreds of people in nearby towns have also fled to safety.
Is anyone injured or dead?
—No deaths or injuries have been reported so far.
How often has the volcano been erupting?
—The volcano has been erupting once a month since December.
Are there any defensive measures to contain the lava?
—Defensive barriers have been built to contain the lava, and so far, they are holding.
Will there be more eruptions in the future?
—Scientists believe that more eruptions may occur in the future.
Is the volcano affecting any other areas?
—The volcano has carved a fissure nearly two miles long and has triggered a state of emergency in the capital.
00:00A wall of lava from a volcano eruption in southern Iceland is threatening the Blue Lagoon hot spring and nearby towns.
00:10Photos show the stunning sight of bright orange smoke and lava spewing from the volcano.
00:20Bathers at the Blue Lagoon had to evacuate as the smoke filled the sky.
00:40Hundreds of people in nearby towns have also fled to safety.
00:50The volcano has been erupting once a month since December.
01:00Defensive barriers have been built to contain the lava, and they are holding so far.
01:20The volcano has carved a fissure nearly two miles long and has triggered a state of emergency in the capital.
01:30Scientists believe that more eruptions may occur in the future.
