Volcanoes erupted again on the glacier

About 700 people in Iceland left their homes after smoke and dust rose from a volcano beneath the Eyjafjallajokull glacier.

Smoke, dust rising from the crater beneath the Eyjafjallajokull glacier on April 14.Photo: Reuters.

Iceland's national radio station reported smoke, dust and steam rising from a crater at a depth of about 200 meters above the Eyjafjallajokull glacier yesterday. This mouth is close to the lava, dust and smoke erupted from last month and stopped working on April 12.

The Icelandic Civil Protection Department asked about 700 people to evacuate from their homes and to a safe location. Rognvaldur Olafsson, an official of the agency, said the melting of ice into the water on the Eyjafjallajokull glacier caused major floods that could destroy highways and bridges.

'We have to dig holes in the road to reduce the power of floodwater. Thanks to that, the bridges did not collapse, ' Reuters quoted Olafsson.

Olafsson said, three large pits appeared on the glacier yesterday morning. They then turned into a crack with a length of about 2,000 m on the ice. Local media reported that scientists measured volcanic parameters about two hours before it erupted.

On March 21, a crater near the Eyjafjallajokull glacier erupted, but did not cause any casualties. This crater - located below the glacier - has erupted 5 times since the 9th century. About 500 people live near a volcanic volcano when they receive a warning message via a mobile phone.

Iceland, a country with 320,000 inhabitants, is located on the Atlantic volcanic belt, so there are many volcanoes, hot springs and huge geothermal resources. The phenomenon of volcanic eruptions is quite common in this country. Volcanoes are active after tectonic plates displace Earth's strata and molten rocks spray onto the surface.