HELSINKI, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- A new volcano eruption occurred Thursday on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland.
The eruption began at 09:26 p.m. local time (2126 GMT), follows a series of small yet intense earthquakes that started at 08:48 p.m. (2048 GMT) in the Sundhnuks crater series. Lava continues to spew from the crater close to the town of Grindavik in the south of the peninsula, according to RUV, Iceland's national public-service broadcasting organization, citing the Icelandic Meteorological Office.
Grindavik, the Blue Lagoon resort and a nearby power station in Svartsengi were evacuated due to the eruption. Vidir Reynisson, a senior Icelandic police officer, told RUV that the evacuation had been successful. ■
