“Restoring the hot water supply to the system will take several hours,” said a spokesman for the Icelandic civil protection agency.
The Icelandic authorities they hope to restore “within the next few hours” her hot water supplywhich has been discontinued for local residents Sudournesat southwest Icelandafter volcanic eruption yesterday, it was announced today by the civil protection service of the country.
A river of lava covered the area and resulted in a water supply pipeline that supplied hot water to the 28,000 residents of this area exploding yesterday afternoon.
Absolutely devastating news that the current eruption has ruptured the hot-water pipes that supply hot water to 30 thousand inhabitants in the Suðurnes peninsula, including where the KeflavÃk Airport is located. Freezing weather for the next few days. https://t.co/jGQY9fuiBu
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VIDEO: A river of glowing lava flows from an erupting volcano on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, the third to hit the area since December. pic.twitter.com/XbUjSkJvoA
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“We hope to resolve the issue within the next few hours. Restoring the hot water supply to the system will take several hours,” Hjordis Gumundsdottir, the spokesman for the Icelandic civil protection agency, told AFP.
Schools, swimming pools and sports facilities in the Sudournes region remained closed today due to the interruption of hot water, the same source said.
Electricity is still available, but authorities are urging the population of the area to limit consumption, it added.
Work to repair the pipeline was carried out throughout the night, where it was cold, with the mercury at -14 degrees Celsius and in difficult access conditions due to the presence of lava, electricity company HS Orka explained on its website her.
Lava has flowed over #NjarðvÃkuræðthe hot water pipeline that runs from HS #Orca‘s geothermal power plant in #Svartsengi that #NjarðvÃkurcausing supply issues.#Suðurnes #Grindavik #Sylingafell #Reykjanesvirkjun #Iceland #Hagafell #Reykjanesbær
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According to the Icelandic Meteorological Service (IMO), “no explosive activity was observed during a police drone flight over the affected area at midday” on Friday.
“This indicates that the eruption is over. No volcanic tremor was recorded by the seismographs,” added the IMO in its bulletin published this afternoon.
#Iceland declares state of emergency following volcanic eruption
VC: @BryonyMathew & @gislio#Grindavik #volcano #Reykjanes #seismic #Reykjavic #seismo #Sylingarfell #lava #eruption #temblor #weather #viral #climate pic.twitter.com/yqkeTTz4Cq
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Iceland 🇮🇸 — Feb 8, 2024#icelandvolcano 🌋
(credits: Hörður Kristleifsson on IG) pic.twitter.com/4OypQlclYn— Annett Grimm (@_AGrimm) February 9, 2024
🚨🌋#WATCH Iceland volcano fades but leaves residents in the cold.
The eruption began on Thursday, spewing orange lava 80 m (260 feet) high from a 3 km (2 mile) crack in the earth.#iceland #Volcano #VolcanoErruption #Eruption #Reykjavik pic.twitter.com/Hhdu0MtnoW— MH Chronicle (@MHNewsDaily) February 9, 2024
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