lava start to erupt from the ground like a fountain. then the icelandic coastguard then flew over the area in a helicopter capturing these amazing images of the lava erupting and spewing across the landscape. of the lava erupting and spewing the authorities have already evacuated the nearly 4,000 inhabitants of the fishing town of grindavik. the area is a volcanic and seismic hot spot south west of the capital. and these are the live pictures at just after 10am local time in iceland. louisa pilbeam has more. it s a breathtaking sight. the volcanic eruptions on the reykjanes peninsula transformed iceland s night sky. 0ne witness took this video, as they were driven past, as lava spews from the volcano. but with this display of nature s power comes the obvious danger to human life. scientists knew this was coming for weeks a series of earthquakes and changes to the ground were the early signs. everyone was prepared. they evacuated the town exactly when they should have done.
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hello, i m nancy kacungira. let s ta ke let s take you straight to berlin where the german chancellor olaf scholtz and president zelensky are holding a press conference. he said he will continue to support the ukraine as long as needed. he said more than1 million refugees ukraine as long as needed. he said more than 1 million refugees are ukraine as long as needed. he said more than1 million refugees are now living in germany. those are some of the lines coming out of that press conference where we are watching president zelensky who has been meeting with his german counterpart, the german president frank walter steinmeier and he has now met chancellor olaf scholtz and this is the conference they are holding. who will bring you more as they come in. let s cross to our correspondent jenny hill who is in berlin. jenny, what more are we hearing from president zelensky and the german chancellor? figs president zelensky and the german chancellor? , , ., president zelensky and t
hello and welcome to bbc news. the german chancellor, olaf scholz, has said his country will continue to support ukraine in its war against russia for as long as needed. he was speaking after meeting the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky in berlin. mr zelensky, has described germany as a true friend and reliable translation: this awful war has severe geopolitical - consequences for everyone. but mostly for the men and women of ukraine. more than 1 million of them, women, children and older people have found protection here in germany. our citizens here stand in full solidarity to the people who have fled from the brutal attacks. mr zelensky called olaf scholtz a true friend and thanked germany for its solidarity. germany announced they would donate supplies worth $3 billion to keep. the trip comes after a visit to italy where he met the italian prime minister, the president and the pope. let s cross to our correspondentjenny hill in berlin. this seems like a setting