A road is damaged in the village of Grindavik, which was evacuated due to volcanic activity, in Iceland November 14, 2023. REUTERS/Ben Makori
Icelandic authorities were on Tuesday preparing to build defence walls around a geothermal power plant in the southwestern part of the country that they hope will protect it from lava flows amid concerns of an imminent volcanic eruption.
Seismic activity and underground lava flows intensified on the Reykjanes peninsula near the capital Reykjavik over the weekend, prompting authorities to evacuate nearly 4,000 people from the fishing town of Grindavik on Saturday.
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Publish date : 2023-11-14 08:00:00
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