Eruption Aftermath (movie)
Gosið i Vestmannaeyjum- Production country: IS
- Producer: Heiðar Marteinsson
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 1/1/1974
- Run time: 25 min.
Movie description
The story of salvage operations in the wake of the 1973 Westman Island eruption. The 5.000 inhabitants were evacuated in a matter of hours as lava and ash destroyed a large part of the town. The fight with the encroaching lava; dramatic night shots of the erupting volcano; the massive clean-up task after the eruption. The town is once more Iceland's busiest fishing port.