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Civil Defence briefing answers questions in English

Civil Defence briefing 20 Nov English

Help to maintain schooling

Service portal is at ísland.is

The day ahead in the residents' service centre

Civil Defence briefing is underway

Drónamyndir Guðmundar Bergkvist yfir Grindavík laugardaginn 18. nóvember 2023 sem sýnir alla sprunguna í gegnum bæinn frá sjó og norðureftir.

Sprungan í gegnum alla Grindavík

Red dots are image glitch, not lava

Next Civil Defence press briefing today at 11am

Myndband af framkvæmdum varnargarðs við Svartsengi.

Drónamyndband af framkvæmdum við Svartsengi

Extensive construction work around Svartsengi

120 houses to be visited today

How things look on Monday morning

Starfsmenn náttúruhamfaratrygginga yfirfara skemmdir í Grindavík.

Náttúruhamfaratryggingar í Grindavík

Update: Sunday, 8pm

On Sunday morning, still no eruption

The situation on Saturday night

The briefing is over - another on Monday

Asked about media restrictions

Mayor: keeping schoolchildren together was attempted

Design for wall to protect Grindavík exists

PM: looking at going further over housing

PM: 600 housing resource requests received by Government

Mayor: over 1200 families need housing

Kristín Jónsdóttir: magma very close to surface

Grindavík return is a long time away

Civil Defence briefing imminent

"Vast majority" of Grindavík homes undamaged

The situation on Saturday morning

Today on RÚV English Radio, an update on events in Reykjanes, and a visit to Hveragerði.

RÚV English Radio: REYKJANES UPDATE and LÁ ART MUSEUM, HVERAGERÐI

Telecommunications in order despite quakes

Friday afternoon round-up

Lots of work ahead

Seismic activity still fairly constant

Today's Grindavík return going well

Grindavík residents in greater shock than people realise

Damage to Nettó store in Grindavík is extensive

Rafmagni komið á í Grindavík 16. nóvember 2023. 

Rafmagn í Grindavík

Watch as power was restored in Grindavík yesterday afternoon

Suðurnes police chief notice on today's return

Here's the situation on Friday morning

Fáni Grindavíkurbæjar dreginn að húni við Ráðhús Reykjavíkur

Grindavík flag raised in Reykjavík

Today from RÚV English Radio, a double episode, looking at the eruption that hasn't yet happened, and a related story in simple Icelandic.

RÚV English Radio: ÞORVALDUR ÞÓRÐARSON, VOLCANOLOGY PROFESSOR / AUÐSKILIÐ

Professor: educated guess - eruption within ten days, if it happens

Uncontacted residents asked to get in touch

Remote power plant operation continues

No tremors above magnitude three for two days

Continued chance of eruption

Here, you can follow the live broadcast of the volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula using RÚV webcams.

Three webstreams of the eruption are available

Three web streams available

Red zone return going well

Safety deposit boxes moved from Grindavík bank

Union calls for time and space for Grindavík teachers

First cars to enter red zone

104 ton bulldozer to Svartsengi

Police chief: no change to today's return plan

Where we are on Thursday morning

Today, RÚV English Radio waits with the rest of the nation for the eruption, which may come at any time - or not at all.

RÚV English Radio: NO ERUPTION YET

Where we are on Wednesday night

Power out again in Grindavík

Extremely angry about return situation

Shorten escape routes to increase danger zone capacity

New webcam available

RÚV English Radio: more on a possible eruption with Valur Grettison

Cracks in the floors and walls of fish processing plant

1,100 quakes since midnight - Met Office

Service and drop-in centre opens for evacuees in Reykjavík

If there is property damage caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption, go to www.nti.is and report it. The CEO of Iceland's Natural Disaster Insurance says all fire-insured house properties in Iceland are compulsorily insured with them.

All fire-insured properties compulsorily insured by Natural Disaster Insurance

Insurance team assesses damage

Scientists still think eruption probability is high

Lengthy queues on Suðurstrandarvegur

Ísafjörður town sends best wishes to Grindavík

A big, complicated operation

Union vacates holiday homes for Grindavík residents

Icelandic Met Office publish latest overview

Leaving his home for the second time in 50 years

Untrue claims of eruption in some world media

Help for those who can't make pension contributions

Geophysicist: building defences worthwhile despite uncertainty

Access for Grindavík residents - 15 November - details

What we know on Wednesday morning

Companies helping Grindavík residents

Gas findings explained by Met Office geophysicist

Grindavík council meets in exile in the capital

Today on RÚV English Radio, we look at the continuing risk of a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula, and also catch up with author Sarah Thomas ahead of two writer events this week in Reykjavík.

RÚV English Radio: ONGOING SITUATION IN GRINDAVÍK, PLUS AUTHOR SARAH THOMAS

RÚV English Radio: the situation on Tuesday afternoon

RÚV regrets Grindavík incident

Evacuation completed quickly

New meters detect the SO2 in Grindavík

Everyone has to leave Grindavík as SO2 levels increase

Roads closed to Grindavík for returnees

Met Office: unchanged probability of eruption

Today's plan for controlled return to Grindavík

Two webstreams currently available

Two webstreams available from RÚV

Events having no impact on flights, or outside danger zone

Unemployment benefits will be retroactive to yesterday

Businesses permitted into town from 10, residents from 12

Grindavík "crossed out" on roadsigns

Myndband sem sýnir skemmdir í Grindavík eftir jarðskjálftahrinu. 

Margvíslegar skemmdir í Grindavíkurbæ 2

Quake damage in Grindavík significant - video

No eruption as of Tuesday morning

How things stand on Monday night

Quake of 3.6 to 3.8 magnitude east of Kleifarvatn

A few animals remain in evacuated town

Evacuation nearing completion

Met Office reveal latest data and analysis

Viðtal við Gregory de Pascale, dósent í jarðskorpuhreyfingum við HÍ. 

Viðtal við Gregory de Pascale

Grindavík damage reminiscent of Christchurch

Myndir teknar af Nesvegi í Grindavík þar sem sprunga hefur rofið veginn.

Drónamynd af Nesvegi

Why Nesvegur is closed

Grindavík will close to residents at 4pm

Today on RÚV English Radio, an edition of The Week In Iceland focusing entirely on the events in Grindavík and beyond.

RÚV English Radio: GRINDAVÍK

RÚV English Radio - Grindavík

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