Iceland volcano erupts, spewing lava fountains
Copenhagen, Denmark Reuters A volcano in south-western Iceland erupted on Thursday, the meteorological office said, spraying red-hot lava and smoke in its sixth outbreak since December. The total length of the fissure was about 3.9 kilometres and had extended by 1.5 kilometres in about 40 minutes, the Icelandic Met Office, which is tasked with monitoring […]
Iceland volcano spews lava and smoke for a second day
Copenhagen, Denmark Reuters A volcano south of Iceland’s capital Reykjavik spewed smoke and lava for a second day on Thursday although at a significantly slower pace, authorities said. The eruption, the fifth since December, was the most powerful in the area since volcanic systems on the Reykjanes peninsula became active three years ago after lying […]
Eruption of Indonesia’s Mt Ibu forces seven villages to evacuate
Jakarta, Indonesia Reuters A volcano on the remote Indonesian island of Halmahera has spectacularly erupted, spewing a grey ash cloud into the sky, and people from seven nearby villages have been evacuated, authorities said on Sunday. Mt Ibu erupted on Saturday evening, sending ash four kilometres high, as streaks of purple lightning flashed around its […]
New Zealand water ship unloads in Tonga as other aid trickles in
Wellington, New Zealand/Sydney, Australia Reuters Life-saving water supplies from a New Zealand navy ship were distributed across Tonga’s main island on Friday, as other countries battled the logistics of delivering aid to one of the world’s remotest communities. Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Aotearoa sails in the sea off the coast of Tonga, on 21st […]
COVID-19 concerns force UN to prepare tsunami-hit Tonga relief aid at a distance
Reuters The United Nations is preparing to carry out relief operations for Tonga at a distance to avoid a COVID-19 outbreak in the Pacific island nation reeling from a volcanic eruption and tsunami, an official said on Wednesday. All the homes on one of Tonga’s small outer islands have been destroyed and three people have […]
Updated: Australia, New Zealand step up efforts to aid tsunami-hit Tonga
Updated: 11am (AEDT) Sydney, Australia/Wellington, New Zealand Reuters Australia and New Zealand dispatched surveillance flights on Monday to assess the damage in Tonga, isolated from the rest of the world due to the eruption of an underwater volcano that triggered a tsunami and blanketed the Pacific island with ash. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison pledged […]
La Palma volcano eruption declared over after three months of destruction
Madrid, Spain Reuters Scientists declared the eruption on Spain’s La Palma officially over on Saturday, allowing islanders to breathe a sigh of relief nearly 100 days after the Cumbre Vieja volcano began to spew out lava, rock and ash and upended the lives of thousands. After bursting into action on Sept. 19, the volcano suddenly […]
Indonesia Semeru volcanic eruption death toll rises to 14; dozens injured
Sumberwuluh, Indonesia Reuters The eruption of Semeru volcano has killed at least 14 people and injured dozens on Java island, Indonesia’s disaster agency said on Sunday, as rescue teams searched for victims under layers of ash, sometimes digging with their bare hands. Semeru, the tallest mountain on Java, threw up towers of ash and hot […]
Rock rises out of the sea as second La Palma lava flow reaches ocean
Madrid, Spain Reuters New cascades of red-hot lava tumbled into the Atlantic Ocean off Spain’s La Palma on Wednesday morning, sending up plumes of white smoke and extending a platform of volcanic rock created by earlier flows. The stream of molten rock from the Cumbre Vieja volcano, which began erupting in mid-September, reached the water […]
Lava pours out of volcano on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands
La Palma, Spain Reuters A volcano erupted on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma on Sunday, sending lava shooting into the air and streaming in rivers towards houses in two villages from the Cumbre Vieja national park in the south of the island. Authorities had begun evacuating the infirm and some farm animals from […]