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Volcano erupts again on Iceland peninsula
Icelandic police declared a state of emergency Saturday as lava spewed from a new volcanic fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula, the fourth eruption to hit the area since December.
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Iceland: Volcanic eruption in the southwest – Watch live
Volcano spews lava from a three-kilometre fissure north of Grindavik – Before the eruption there was intense seismic activity
Volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland
A volcanic eruption started on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland on Thursday, the third to hit the area since December, authorities said.
Live video images showed glowing lava oozing out of a fissure illuminating a plume of smoke rising up under the night sky.
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Iceland volcano: Battle to save Grindavik after lava reaches village destroying homes
A volcano on the Reykjanes peninsula erupted in the early hours of Sunday, spewing semi-molten rock towards the settlement in south-western Iceland for the second time in less than a month
Volcano lava flows into Icelandic village, engulfing homes
Lava flowing from a volcano that erupted on Sunday near the Icelandic fishing port of Grindavik has engulfed at least three homes just hours after villagers were evacuated to safety, authorities said.
It was the North Atlantic nation's fifth volcanic eruption in under three years.
Incredible footage of the volcano: The eruption could last for months PHOTO/VIDEO
The eruption was also recorded from a satellite, Maxar announced.
The intensity of the eruption has decreased since the dramatic scenes seen on Tuesday morning, although magma continues to seep from the volcano.
Iceland's Foreign Minister Bjarni Benediktsson said experts warned the eruption could last for months.
Iceland volcano eruption calms as lava flow eases
An Icelandic volcano that erupted and spewed lava into the sky overnight near a power plant was less active Tuesday evening, after weeks of intense seismic activity southwest of Reykjavik.
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Volcano erupts in southwest Iceland after weeks of earthquakes
A volcano in Iceland erupted on Tuesday, with geysers of molten lava shooting into the pitch-black night sky after weeks of seismic activity had the region southwest of the capital on high alert.
This is drone footage of the apocalypse PHOTO/VIDEO
As a result of those earthquakes, numerous houses were literally "torn apart", and the entire town of Grindavk near the volcano Fagradalsfjall was turned into a ghost town.
As many as 600 earthquakes have been registered since midnight, and experts say lava could pour out any day. About 4,000 inhabitants were evacuated.
Icelandic town evacuated over volcano fears
An Icelandic town near the capital Reykjavik and home to some 4,000 people was evacuated overnight after hundreds of tremors caused fears of a volcanic eruption, authorities said Saturday.
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