Tourists evacuated after Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula hit by eruption

Breakdown

• Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland experienced its twelfth volcanic eruption in four years.
• A fissure between 700 and 1,000 metres long opened, releasing lava flows. 10s
• Tourists, including those at the Blue Lagoon spa, were evacuated as a precaution. 22s
• No injuries have been reported following the eruption. 26s
• Experts say eruptions in the area could continue for decades or centuries. 53s