This is called the “Pompeii of the North”. It is a project to dig up some of the homes that were covered by ash and lava during the eruption in 1973. Many of these homes are quite intact despite having been hidden under thick many meters of new ash for decades.

This is called the “Pompeii of the North”. It is a project to dig up some of the homes that were covered by ash and lava during the eruption in 1973. Many of these homes are quite intact despite having been hidden under thick many meters of new ash for decades.

(Source: observasjon)

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