A volcano has erupted in the same peninsula in southwest Iceland where molten rock was seen spewing from fissures in the ground in December. The eruption began north of the town of Grindavik, which was evacuated overnight amid fears an eruption might be imminent due to a swarm of seismic activity. Barriers of earth and rock were built to prevent lava from reaching Grindavik, but the latest eruption appears to have penetrated the defences.
Volcano erupts in Iceland, opening cracks around defences of fishing village
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