Iceland's volcano eruption cuts off hot water supply to thousands after shooting lava 260 feet in the air
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Thousands of residents of southwest Iceland had their hot water supply cut off amid "severe frost" overnight – because of lava. The region's third volcanic eruption since December sent lava flows that officials say damaged pipes that supply hot water to the area.
"We don't have any hot water because the lava field is over the pipes," Keflavík resident Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir told Reuters, saying tens of thousands of people have been impacted. "It's very difficult for us. And we don't know anything."
The latest eruption broke out around 6 a.m. local time Thursday northeast of Mount Sýlingarfell, spewing lava fountains roughly 260 feet in the air and giving rise to a nearly 2-mile volcanic plume. The Icelandic Met Office said in its latest update on Thursday that lava has flowed just under 3 miles from the site of the eruption, but that activity seemed to be diminishing. The erupting fissure is also believed to be just under 3 miles long.
