A small lava-eruption has been detected under the Dyngjujökull glacier.
The Icelandic Coast Guard airplane TF-SIF is flying over the area with representatives from the Civil Protection and experts from the Icelandic Met Office and the Institute of Earth Sciences. Data from the equipment on board is expected later today.
Data from radars and webcameras are being received, showing no signs of changes at the surface.
The estimate is that 150-400 meters of ice is above the area.
The aviation color code for the Bárðarbunga volcano has been changed from orange to red.
Scientists at the Icelandic Met Office believe that a small sub-glacial volcanic eruption has now started under the icecap of Dyngjujökull glacier in the Northern part of Vatnajökull glacier. Because of this the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police has raised the alert phase to emergency phase.
Pictures of Damage Done by Landslides mbl.is/Eggert Jóhannesson Reporters, accompanied by police, were given permission to enter the town of Seyðisfjörður, the East Fjords, yesterday afternoon to take pictures of the damage in town, following a series of landslides in recent days. The town was evacuated Friday, after a landslide severely damaged at least ten homes. Aside from reporters, no one but first responders, meteorologists and an electrical repair team has been allowed to enter the town since Friday night. mbl.is/Eggert Jóhannesson The residents of Seyðisfjörður, close to 700 people, are staying with friends and family or at hotels in nearby communities.
Seyðisfjörður Evacuated: Landslide Causes Major Damage Photo/Contributed mbl.is . “Amid this whole disaster, that is a miracle.” Yesterday afternoon, a large landslide occurred in Seyðisfjörður, the East Fjords, severely damaging at least ten homes. Subsequently, the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management raised the alert phase in the town, which had been in effect since Tuesday, to emergency phase. Last night, the whole town was evacuated, as well as parts of nearby Eskifjörður. More than 600 people live in Seyðisfjörður. Some residents were able to spend the night with friends and relatives in nearby communities, others at a hotel.
Landslide Destroys House in Seyðisfjörður Breiðablik, the house that was swept off its foundation. Photo/Þórður Bergsson Vala Hafstað Two landslides occurred in Seyðisfjörður, the East Fjords, overnight, one of them landing on a wooden house, sweeping it off its foundation and carrying it a distance of about 50 meters (55 yards), mbl.is reports. No one was inside the house, called Breiðablik, at the time, since it was within the evacuated area in town. The house is believed to be destroyed . Several landslides have occurred in Seyðisfjörður since Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of about 50 homes. The area has seen unseasonably heavy rain for the past week, and considerable rain continues today.