Drone footage shows lava engulfing Grindavík in Iceland

Houses caught fire in the fishing town of Grindavík in south-west Iceland after a volcano erupted for the second time in less than a month.

Authorities evacuated the area after two cracks appeared on the edge of the town. Drone footage from the town shows at least three houses engulfed by fire.

The Guardian on YouTube: 

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[avarada]

i watched this happen during my iceland layover yesterday.. flew into and out of reykjavik around 1530-1800 local time and wondered abt the nearby bldgs as i was taking pics

[montanamtngirl]

I'm so sorry for the people that lost their homes. I'm also relieved that more were not destroyed, It's interesting how the lava just stopped. Praying, this is all over with soon. 🙏❤️But afraid there are future fissures that open.

[El-Hilfi]

It's fascinating for me every time to see how nature doesn't care about us

[yrham]

‘Engulfing Grindavik’? Three houses burning at the edge of a town with nearly four thousand inhabitants can hardly be described as ‘engulfing’…

The people of Grindavik, and the Icelandic people as a whole, are experiencing enough trauma and heartbreak without irresponsible exaggeration of the facts!

[johnbauby]

Someone at the Guardian needs to look up the definition of "engulf".

[hoser]

That actually brings tears to my eyes.

[coyotemontana]

This reminds me back in 2018 when Mount Kilauea erupts and the lava destroy the houses and now the lava in Grindavik is doing the same thing like Mount Kilauea did.

[dsatt]

Hardly engulfing it. You’re journalists, be accurate not sensational

[ChrisM]

Hard to believe that the lava solidified at exactly this point, no further movement. The rest of this town was so lucky.

[ameliastone]

Having a bunker won’t save you, it will only trap you underneath the lava rock

[AnthonyBarr]

The volcano is in the wrong place! Poor people.

[etiennelabeille]

It's not engulfing the town. It's destroyed two houses. Does noone check the titles of these videos?

[TheStockwell]

There hasn't been any volcanic activity in this area for 800 years.

It's annoying seeing how often people ask why someone would live so close to a volcano.

Answer: because there hasn't been one there for the last eight centuries! 🙄

[SongMom]

“Engulfing Grindavik”, no. Engulfing three houses, yes.

[allanharris]

Just give it time - lava does not sleep

[lostsoul]

"Engulfing" Grindavik, huh?

[damiettes]

And you can not even smell the rotten dragon scent a Vulcano produces.

[Tetelestai-cwqy]

The Floor Is Lava™ - European Extreme difficulty.

[Mar-updb]

Lava isn't "engulfing" the town. Clickbait. Three houses so far.

[vapegod]

Oh noes where will we have our Eurovison song contest now?