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Lava continues to flow from Iceland volcano but not at powerful level as eruption

Evacuations at geothermal spa; nearby town also threatened

By MARCO DI MARCO, Associated Press
Published: May 30, 2024, 4:47pm
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Eruptive fissures spew lava and smoke from a volcano in Grindavik, Iceland, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Wednesday for the fifth time since December, spewing red lava that once again threatened the coastal town of Grindavik and led to the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa.
Eruptive fissures spew lava and smoke from a volcano in Grindavik, Iceland, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Wednesday for the fifth time since December, spewing red lava that once again threatened the coastal town of Grindavik and led to the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa. (AP Photo/Marco di Marco) (birn oddsson/Iceland Civil Defense) Photo Gallery

GRINDAVIK, Iceland — Lava continued to spurt from a volcano in southwestern Iceland on Thursday but the activity had calmed significantly from when it erupted a day earlier.

The eruption Wednesday was the fifth and most powerful since the volcanic system near Grindavik reawakened in December after 800 years, gushing record levels of lava as its fissure grew to 2.1

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