Rescue workers in Iceland were busy yesterday when severe weather hit most parts of the country.

Investor and businessman Róbert Guðfinnsson in Siglufjörður, North Iceland, has decided to put all his tourism-related properties up for sale.

The church on Grímsey island, 40 km (25 mi) off the north coast of Iceland, was destroyed by fire last night.

A visitor in Höfn, Hornafjörður fjord, Southeast Iceland, appears to be one who wreaked havoc in Ireland in the summer, causing damage to numerous boats in Cork, two of which sank.

Bogi Nils Bogason, CEO of Icelandair, welcomes the statement issued by US authorities yesterday, announcing plans to lift a travel ban on all fully COVID-19 vaccinated travelers to the US from around the world in November.

The Icelandic Met Office has issued orange weather alerts for most of the country today.

Yesterday, six months had passed since the beginning of the Fagradalsfjall eruption, Southwest Iceland, March 19.

The Fagradalsfjall eruption, Southwest Iceland, has been very active in recent days, offering photographers numerous opportunities to take colorful pictures.

Parliamentary elections will be held in Iceland Saturday, September 25.

A unique event, Icehopp, took place in Iceland September 5-11.

Three English movie stars, famous for their roles in the Harry Potter film series, visited Iceland last week to work on an episode of a travel show.

Further development of a recreational area and sea baths in Hvammsvík cove in Hvalfjörður fjord, West Iceland, will be partly financed with proceeds from the sale of 30 lots in the area.

It appears that the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to hurt the travel industry in Iceland, making this coming winter a tough one.

The Icelandic Met Office received numerous phone calls overnight regarding a potential new volcanic eruption east of the Fagradalsfjall eruption.

Flocks of brants, a.k.a. brent geese (Branta bernicla), have been spotted in the western part of Iceland recently.

There is every indication that the Grímsvötn volcanic system under the ice cap of Vatnajökull glacier is ready to erupt.

The eruption site by Fagradalsfjall mountain, Southwest Iceland, is again open to the public, but the area was briefly evacuated yesterday.

Mbl.is has just reported that lava is now flowing over hiking path A at the eruption site by Fagradalsfjall mountain.

COVID-19 restrictions were eased in Iceland at midnight.

As we reported earlier, visible activity in the Fagradalsfjall eruption, Southwest Iceland, resumed September 11.