He damaged a pipe of the heating system – Citizens are looking for electric stoves
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With the temperature below zero, residents of the Southern Reykjavík Peninsula in Iceland were left without heating.
Lava pouring from the nearby volcano damaged one of the pipelines that carry hot water to heat homes from a geothermal plant.
Residents resorted to shops to buy electric heating elements, but the authorities also ask that they be used sparingly.
Electric heaters have been brought to the area from stores across the country to ensure that no home is left without heating.
Meanwhile, crews are working intensively to repair the damage so that the geothermal heating system can be put back into operation.
The volcano’s latest eruption has subsided, but scientists warn that the underground network of lava is in constant motion and could soon trigger new eruptions.