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"A moment that gave you goosebumps" #Iceland #IcelandMonitor #dolphins icelandmonitor.mbl.is/englis…
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Ran the Laugavegur race for the 4th time at 75 years old #Iceland #IcelandMonitor #LaugavegurRace icelandmonitor.mbl.is/englis…
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The crater goes up 3 meters per day #Iceland #IcelandMonitor icelandmonitor.mbl.is/englis…
The crater goes up 3 meters per day

The crater goes up 3 meters per day

The crater has increased by three meters per day since the eruption began, with the crater measuring22 meters high yesterday. This is reported in an entry on the Facebook page of the Icelandic...

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A three year old fisherman #Iceland #IcelandMonitor #youngFisherman #Elliðavatn Lake icelandmonitor.mbl.is/englis…
A three year old fisherman

A three year old fisherman

Now when the best fishing season is upon us, foreigners on private jets and prosperous local companies are racing to get to the best of the best rivers, other forms of fishing are also happening....

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Still closed to the public #Iceland #IcelandMonitor icelandmonitor.mbl.is/englis…
Still closed to the public

Still closed to the public

Access to the eruption site will still be closed today and will be evaluated tomorrow morning at 9 AM Monday. This is in an announcement from the Police of Suðurnes today. This is because the safety...

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The eruption site is still closed #Iceland #IcelandMonitor icelandmonitor.mbl.is/englis…
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Putting out fires until 2 AM last night #Iceland #IcelandMonitor #volcano #fire #moss #eruptionSite icelandmonitor.mbl.is/englis…
Putting out fires until 2 AM last night

Putting out fires until 2 AM last night

The fire was being put out in the vicinity of the eruption at Litli-Hrútur volcano until about two o’clock last night, according to Fire Inspector Daniel Karlsson, from the Grindavík Fire Department.

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All hiking routes to the eruption site are closed today and tomorrow #Iceland #IcelandMonitor #hiking #closed #pollution #wind icelandmonitor.mbl.is/englis…
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More funding for rescue teams possible #Iceland #IcelandMonitor #GudrunHafsteinsdottir #MinisterOfJustice #Iceland icelandmonitor.mbl.is/englis…
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Not always possible to save people if they get stuck out of the marked path #Iceland #IcelandMonitor icelandmonitor.mbl.is/englis…
Not always possible to save people if they get stuck outside the marked path

Not always possible to save people if they get stuck outside the marked path

There were seven cases of people who had been injured or just exhausted at the eruption site yesterday and last night, according to Jón Þór Víglundsson, information officer for ICE-SAR Landsbjörg.

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Staff threatened with violence and feel unsafe #Iceland #IcelandMonitor #CityLibrary #threats icelandmonitor.mbl.is/englis…
Staff threatened with violence and feel unsafe

Staff threatened with violence and feel unsafe

The staff of the City Library in downtown Reykjavik are experiencing fear because of people coming into the library, often in an intoxicated state. The staff have been threatened with violence and...

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Opened the route to the eruption site #Iceland #IcelandMonitor icelandmonitor.mbl.is/englis…
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Not impacting air travel at this time #Iceland #IcelandMonitor #air-travel #first footage #fissure200mlong icelandmonitor.mbl.is/englis…
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Breaking news: Volcanic eruption has started near Keilir #Iceland #IcelandMonitor #eruption icelandmonitor.mbl.is/englis…
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Magma 500 m from the surface #Iceland #IcelandMonitor #magma #Reykjanes #earthquakes icelandmonitor.mbl.is/englis…
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Three people died in an airplane crash #Iceland #IcelandMonitor #Cessna #airplaneCrash icelandmonitor.mbl.is/englis…
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Strongest earthquake so far 5.2 magnitude #Iceland #IcelandMonitor #earthquake #5.2Magnitude icelandmonitor.mbl.is/englis…
Strongest earthquake so far 5.2 magnitude

Strongest earthquake so far 5.2 magnitude

A sharp quake struck just in the southwest corner of Iceland and was felt across the country.

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Met the Prime Minister on a plane #Iceland #IcelandMonitor #LynneMunson #Iceland #KatrínJakobsdottir icelandmonitor.mbl.is/englis…
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Met the Prime Minister on a plane #Iceland #IcelandMonitor #LynneMunson #Iceland icelandmonitor.mbl.is/englis…
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Three big earthquakes since midnight #Iceland #IcelandMonitor #earthquakes icelandmonitor.mbl.is/englis…
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