‘No one will save you’: tourists warned as volcanic site reopens in Iceland after six eruptions in a year

Local safety chief's stark advice as visitors return to Grindavik - with more activity expected

Why do people want to see Grindavik? Gunnar Schram, the police chief for Suurnes, the region of Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula that has erupted six times since last December, laughs at the question.

The allure of getting close to an active volcano is so strong that even the person tasked with ensuring people behave around the eruption site at Grindavik, which opened up to the public on Monday for the first time since the town started cracking open on 10 November last year, cannot deny its majesty.