Residents were evacuated near the river Markarfljot, Thursday (15 / 4), after a volcanic eruption melt glaciers and cause flooding in southern Iceland. Flood water from the glaciers Gigjokull and flows into the river channel near the area Markarfljot eruption. Average current speed reaches 10 kilometers per hour, according to a report of national broadcasters Iceland, RUV. “There’s a huge chunk of ice on the river, the size of the car,” wrote the newspaper of Iceland, Iceland Review in his network.
Evacuation is carried out in 10 villages, took place smoothly, the newspaper said. Iceland’s Civil Protection Agency has sent a search and rescue team to help residents in the area. “Workers who are working on building road bridge over the river improvement Markarfljot have left the area,” added the newspaper. The eruption of the volcano began to occur under gletset Eyjafjalla in south Iceland, on Wednesday (14 / 4). Volcanic dust is very dangerous to air traffic in many countries in Europe.
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