Iceland: Canterbury couple flee volcanic eruption on holiday

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The region where the couple were staying lies 30km (20 miles) south-west of the capital Reykjavik and is home to 30,000 people.

No one was reported to have been hurt or killed following the eruption, but lava engulfed the carpark and a service building at one of Iceland’s biggest attractions, the Blue Lagoon, reported the AFP news agency.

There appeared to be no immediate threat to the hot pools as the lava was held back by a defensive wall.

As a police officer arrived and told them to get out of the area, the couple had to make a split-second decision – drive towards the sea or in the direction of the airport, where the molten lava was flowing from.

“We knew that the direction of the lava was towards the airport, so we went that way,” said Mrs Jones-Roberts.

“We had been in the Blue Lagoon just before our dinner and the road that we had taken to get in was completely gone.”


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