Aerial Footage Shows Lava Encroach on Homes in Grindavik Earlier This Year

A videographer captured dramatic drone footage showing lava approach homes and other property in the Icelandic town of Grindavik on Sunday, January 14.

Footage captured by Bjorn Steinbekk shows the lava approach the town and a house in flames. Writing on Instagram, Steinbekk said he was “devastated” by the eruption and described it as a “terrible tragedy to people’s homes.”

In early March, Iceland’s Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management warned about an “increased chance of volcanic eruptions” in the region again which could “start on short notice.” Credit: Bjorn Steinbekk via Storyful

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