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People watch in awe as lava spews out of a volcanic fissure in the Geldingadalir volcano in Iceland. The volcano erupted near the capital Reykjavik, spewing red hot lava and plumes of smoke out of a fissure in an uninhabited valley after several days of intense seismic activity. IMAGES
Red lava spews from a volcano near Iceland's capital Reykjavik. The eruption of a fissure near Mount Fagradalsfjall, which began late Friday, is the first in the same volcanic system in about 900 years. IMAGES
Auroras light up the Icelandic sky as lava flows from a volcano near Grindavik on the island's southwestern tip. IMAGES - NO SOUND AT SOURCE
Aerial images show lava near the Icelandic fishing town of Grindavik as volcanic activity eases following an eruption which began early Sunday. Grindavik's 4,000 residents had been evacuated in November as a precaution. Shortly after a December 18 eruption, they were allowed to return for brief periods. They were authorised to regain their homes permanently on December 23 but only a few dozen chose to do so. IMAGES
The Icelandic Prime Minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, announces that the authorises have bought "70 flats that people can move into before Christmas which is the people who are in most dire need of housing" following the evacuation of the town of Grindavik because of a volcanic eruption. SOUNDBITE
Images show large cracks and holes that have emerged in road and pavement surfaces in the southwestern Icelandic town of Grindavik as the threat of a volcanic eruption looms. The town, home to around 4,000 people, was evacuated on Saturday after magma shifting under the Earth's crust caused hundreds of earthquakes. The area is now only accessible under police escort. IMAGES