Iceland evacuates city as a volcano threatens: Over a thousand earthquakes
The AFP agency reports that a sequence of strong earthquakes has shaken the southwestern Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland. This has raised concerns about a potential volcano eruption. Consequently, the country's authorities declared a state of emergency on November 10.
"The National Police Commissioner has declared a state of emergency for civil defense due to the intense earthquake activity in Sundhnjukagigar, north of Grindavik," stated the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management of Iceland.
Authorities have alerted about the possibility of intensified earthquakes that may result in a volcano eruption. The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) anticipated the eruption could occur "in a few days".
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