A volcanic eruption in Southwestern Iceland forced the evacuation of a nearby town and the world-famous Blue Lagoon geothermal spa on Wednesday, July 16. Media images captured huge plumes of smoke and glowing lava flows spewing from an enormous crack in Earth’s surface roughly 30 miles (18.6 miles) southwest of Reykjavík.

An 18-year-old Spanish tourist suffered grievous injuries in an accident at the Blue Lagoon in Comino on Thursday afternoon. Police said they were informed of the incident at around 4:30pm. Preliminary investigations revealed that the teenager was climbing aboard a boat when she was struck by the vessel’s propeller, which was active at the time.

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