Two fissures formed near Grindavík on Sunday after increase in seismic activity prompted authorities to evacuate community
In an address to the nation yesterday, Iceland’s president Guðni Th. Jóhannesson said the country “must hold onto hope.”
He said:
What we all hoped would not happen has come to pass. It has come to pass that lava is flowing into Grindavík, a thriving town where people have built their lives, engaged in fishing and other occupations and created a community in harmony with God and one another.
Although we now find ourselves in turmoil, we must hold onto hope. In some cases, this hope may be based in faith.
Lava once spilled out over the Vestmannaeyjar islands and ash covered the community. But the lychgate at the church there didn’t burn. The words ‘I live and you all will live’ stood on the gate and stand to this day.
Continue reading…Two fissures formed near Grindavík on Sunday after increase in seismic activity prompted authorities to evacuate communityIn an address to the nation yesterday, Iceland’s president Guðni Th. Jóhannesson said the country “must hold onto hope.”He said:What we all hoped would not happen has come to pass. It has come to pass that lava is flowing into Grindavík, a thriving town where people have built their lives, engaged in fishing and other occupations and created a community in harmony with God and one another.Although we now find ourselves in turmoil, we must hold onto hope. In some cases, this hope may be based in faith.Lava once spilled out over the Vestmannaeyjar islands and ash covered the community. But the lychgate at the church there didn’t burn. The words ‘I live and you all will live’ stood on the gate and stand to this day. Continue reading…