Visitors to the Blue Lagoon, one of Iceland's most famous tourist destinations, and campgrounds in the local fishing village, Grindavík, were instructed to evacuate. However, the lava flowed towards an empty land area that spreads about 2,300 to 3,300 ...

Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula experienced its 12th volcanic eruption in just over four years on Wednesday, as lava burst from a fissure following a series of earthquakes hours earlier. The Icelandic Meteorological Office confirmed the eruption shortly before 0400 GMT,

Authorities have evacuated families, hotel guests and tourists from Grindavík, the nearby Blue Lagoon resort, and other surrounding areas as a precaution