Another fissure then tore up through the earth. Translation today is a black day for Grindavik And Today is a black day for iceland. But the sun will rise again. Together, we will deal with this shock, whatever may happen. We reported from grindavik back in november, before eruptions began. People had to pack up their belongings as earthquakes ripped the town apart. This is now the second eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula within a month and follows several others in recent years. Before that, this part of Iceland Hadnt seen Volcanic Activity for 800 years. There was a period called the reykjanes fires, and thats when multiple fissures just opened up on the peninsula, kind of sporadically, and did pretty much what were seeing today. And then it went quiet for 800 years and then it now seems,
The icelandic President Tonight addressed the nation. Translation today is a black day for Grindavik And Today is a black day for iceland. But the sun will rise again. Together, we will deal with this shock, whatever may happen. We reported from grindavik back in november, before eruptions began. People had to pack up their belongings as earthquakes ripped the town apart. This is now the second eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula within a month and follows several others in recent years. Before that, this part of Iceland Hadnt seen Volcanic Activity for 800 years. There was a period called the reykjanes fires, and thats when multiple fissures just opened up on the peninsula, kind of sporadically, and did pretty much what were seeing today. And then it went quiet for 800