(23 Aug 2024)
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Reykjanes, near Grindavik – 22 August 2024
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Various of the lava fountains and eruptive fissure
2. Various of officials and journalists at scene
3. Various of tourists at road block trying to get view of eruption
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Mahnoor Ali, American tourist from Maryland:
"We just thought that it was the northern lights. We were in Vic and drove down here thinking it was the northern lights. And as we got closer, it was a volcanic eruption. And it’s like the coolest thing I’ve seen in my whole life, honestly."
Nora Elhaissouni, American tourist from Maryland (English): "It’s very cool. At first, I was a little scared. I was like, is this safe? But yeah, seeing it up close…"
Mahnoor Ali (English): "And it’s really nice out here with everybody just watching it."
Nora Elhaissouni (English): "Yeah. It’s actually very beautiful to look at, but yeah."
Mahnoor Ali (English): "Nothing. We’ve never seen anything like that before."
Nora Elhaissouni (English): "Yeah. We don’t have stuff like this happening in the US.”
5. Mid of tourists watching eruption
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ameerul Awalludin, tourist from Malaysia:
"It was very random, honestly, because we didn’t know that it was happening. And out of the blue our friend here from Iceland, he’s telling us there’s an eruption, so we’re like, okay, let’s go quickly.”
7. Tourists watching eruption
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Shohei Miyamito, tourist from Japan:
"We have like a volcano as well. You know, we cannot see lava like this. Honestly, it was so impressive. I’m more than happy."
9. Mid of vehicles at scene
STORYLINE:
A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted onThursday evening for the sixth time since December, spewing red lava through a new fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula.
The eruption began shortly after 9 p.m. following a series of strong earthquakes and within the hour a 4-kilometer (2.4-mile) fissure cut through the Sundhnúkur crater.
Iceland authorities said the eruption’s effects remain localized with road closures but do not threaten the population.
As news of the eruption spread, hundreds of curious onlookers drove to nearby vantage points for a view of the stunning natural phenomenon that has become a key tourism attraction.
“We just thought that it was the northern lights," said Mahnoor Ali visiting from Maryland in the US.
"It’s like the coolest thing I’ve seen in my whole life, honestly.”
The head of weather and climate at the Norwegian Meteorological Agency, told the Icelandic news portal Vísir, that unlike previous eruptions, the lava flow is not heading for the town of Grindavik.
That town was largely evacuated in December when the volcano came to life after being dormant for 800 years.
The eruption is not expected to impact air travel.
AP video shot by: Marco Di Marco
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