![]() ![]() Geologists on Sunday said magma corridors were believed to be flowing underneath the abandoned town, however, posing continued risk. Live video footage on Monday showed orange lava still flowing to the surface but apparently at smaller volumes and further away from Grindavík. “We continue to hope for as good an outcome as possible … We will carry on with our responsibilities and we will continue to stand together.” “A daunting period of upheaval has begun,” he said. ![]() Iceland’s president, Guðni Th Jóhannesson, said in a televised address late on Sunday the country was battling “tremendous forces of nature”. The eruptions have caused no confirmed deaths but a man is missing after reportedly falling into a fissure. Many people have mortgages on property that is basically worthless now.” He added: “People living in Iceland have been quite fortunate economically and life has been quite stable but this episode but a big question mark over our lives. I’m an architect and my company was going to make a new town centre project pro bono, but today it’s hard to know if the town will be habitable again. “We were all going to move back and there’s been a lot of effort to that end. For the residents of Grindavík, which sits about 25 miles (40km) south-west of the Icelandic capital, Reykjavík, the latest eruption was a setback, Bustion said. ![]()
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