Residents evacuate the town of Grindavik, Iceland, as lava from the Svartsengi volcanic system has entered the town.
Already three houses in southwest Iceland were destroyed this month when molten lava spewed through two fissures that formed.
On November 10, faced with an alarming number of earthquakes and suspected magma beneath the city, Icelandic authorities ordered the evacuation of Grindavik, home to about 3,800 residents.
In the following days it became clear that many houses had been completely destroyed by the seismic activity. Residents had hoped to return to their homes as the frequency of earthquakes decreased, but in mid-December a powerful eruption began in the nearby series of craters that lasted for three days.
In fact, on January 10, a man working in the city fell through one of the crevasses. Four days later, another eruption began dangerously close to Grindavik, with lava now reaching the town and residents fearing they may never return home.
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