Iceland in recent weeks sought to build barriers of earth and rock to prevent lava from reaching Grindavik, but the latest eruption appeared to have penetrated the defences.

Iceland is facing events that its 360,000 residents "have not experienced before, at least not since the eruption in Vestmannaeyjar," the country's Civil Protection Agency said on Friday ...

A volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland has once again forced the evacuation of local residents and tourists at the internationally known Blue Lagoon geothermal spa. Iceland's local ...

The eruption occurred in the early hours of July 16. Officials say lava is flowing towards uninhabited areas and is not an immediate danger to those nearby ...

GRINDAVIK, Iceland – Residents of the seaside town of Grindavík in Iceland are being allowed to return home nearly a year after fleeing the region ahead of a series of explosive volcanic ...

Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano, located about four kilometres northeast of Grindavik, erupted on December 18. GRINDAVIK, Iceland - Iceland officials say an eruption has started north of ...

On 10 November, faced with an alarming number of earthquakes and suspicions of magma beneath the town, Iceland's authorities ordered the evacuation of Grindavik, home to approximately 3,800 residents.

A volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland has once again forced the evacuation of tourists at the internationally known Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, the national broadcaster RUV reported.

The Sundhnukur volcano has erupted near Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, the 12th volcanic eruption in the North Atlantic island ...

Iceland's president says the country is battling "tremendous forces of nature" after molten lava from a volcano consumed several houses in the evacuated town of Grindavik. Credit: AP/Marco Di Marco ...

Grindavik, a fishing town of 3,400, sits on the Reykjanes Peninsula, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) southwest of the capital, Reykjavik and not far from Keflavik Airport, Iceland's main facility ...

Iceland earthquake: Town of Grindavik could be obliterated if volcanic eruption strikes Iceland braces for an imminent volcanic eruption after more than 2,000 earthquakes Lydia Patrick ...