A couple on vacation in Iceland said it was really surprising to see a volcano erupting right in front of them.
Lorraine Crawford, who is 67 years old, and her husband, John, who is 70 years old, from Essex, went on a trip with their family to Reykjavik.
The group was in a taxi going to Keflavik International Airport on Sunday when they saw the volcano erupting in the distance, but they thought it was a fire.
The volcano near Grindavik town erupted for the second time in under a month.
‘Very loud sound’
People in the community had to leave their homes in November for six weeks. Then, more earthquakes happened and there was another eruption on December 18, 2023.
“It’s kind of worrying and also thrilling to see something like that, but then you realize it could cause a lot of harm,” said Mrs. Crawford, who owns a travel agency with her family.
“We thought we saw a fire far away, but the taxi driver told us it was the real volcano exploding. ”
She said they heard a very loud noise and a very loud rumble from the airport, but they didn’t know what caused it.
Mrs Crawford also said that their taxi driver told them he lived “close” to the volcano.
“He said he was at home one morning and saw what he thought was a fire from his kitchen window. But it turned out to be the volcano erupting,” she said.
“He said this morning when he was going to the airport, there wasn’t anything, but when he was coming back, we could see the red in the distance. It was really crazy. ”
“I’m glad we weren’t very close. “
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Couple on vacation watches “crazy” volcanic explosion in a taxi
