{"id":121149,"date":"2023-11-15T16:29:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T16:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=121149"},"modified":"2023-11-15T16:29:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T16:29:36","slug":"villages-final-chapter-as-iceland-volcanos-worst-case-scenario-laid-bare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/villages-final-chapter-as-iceland-volcanos-worst-case-scenario-laid-bare\/","title":{"rendered":"Villages final chapter as Iceland volcanos worst-case scenario laid bare"},"content":{"rendered":"

The "worst-case scenario" in Iceland's imminent volcano eruption has been laid bare as one fishing town could be heading towards its "final chapter."<\/p>\n

The town of Grindavik, near the capital of Reykjav\u00edk, is expected to bear the brunt of the Fagradalsfjall volcano's next blast, which has now been expected since last weekend. Already nearly 4,000 people have been evacuated from more than 1,000 homes.<\/p>\n

The town has suffered catastrophic effects of tens of thousands of earthquakes, with one area of land having sunk about one metre and still moving. A river of magma has also begun flowing under the village.<\/p>\n

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Posting about the natural disasters in a video titled "Irreparable Damage Already and Sadness \u2013 Grindavik Awaits the Final Chapter," YouTuber Just Icelandic said Grindavik may be "beyond repair". "Since Sunday we have seen the fishing village Grindavik sink into the ground in front of us," a narrator said over photos of the disaster. "It's like a slow motion disaster movie we can't run away from.<\/p>\n

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