Iceland volcano spews red streams of lava toward an evacuated town I HORRIFIC PICS
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Image Source : APA volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Wednesday for the fifth time since December.
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Spewing red lava that once again threatened the coastal town of Grindavik
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It led to the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa.
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The eruption began in the early afternoon following a series of earthquakes.
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Although activity began to calm down by early evening, the eruption was estimated to be the area's most vigorous so far.
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Barriers built to protect Grindavik deflected the flowing lava that cut off two of the three roads leading to town.
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The Blue Lagoon thermal spa was evacuated before the eruption began.
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Notably, Iceland, which sits above a volcanic hot spot in the North Atlantic, sees regular eruptions.
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The most disruptive in recent times was the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano.
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The lava spewed huge clouds of ash into the atmosphere and led to widespread airspace closures over Europe.