Volcano erupts in Iceland, opening cracks around defences of fishing village

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. Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/volcano-erupts-in-same-iceland-peninsula-where-lava-emerged-from-a-huge-crack-in-the-ground-in-december-13048028 #volcano #eruption #iceland SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales