this follows a similar eruption in the same area last month this time, it s much closer to the fishing town of grindavik. people living nearby have already left the area and local authorities have declared an emergency. jessica parker has this report. this was a worst case scenario that s now unfolding in front of the world s eyes. a wave of molten rock is carving its way into what was a thriving fishing town. grindavik s been evacuated, again, but abandoned homes and businesses lie in the path of an overwhelming natural force. this, it appears, was the first house to fall. translation: while this i is a bit surreal to watch your family home just disappear, i m still realising what s happening. trucks building defensive barriers against the lava suddenly found it surging towards them. fiery liquid burst out into the open on sunday morning. another fissure then tore up through the earth. translation: today is a black day for grindavik and today - is a black day for iceland.
thanks for spending your spunda morning with us. fareed zakaria gps starts now. this is gps, the global public square. welcome to you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakari coming to you from new york. on today s program, the u.s. and britain strike the houthis in yemen. and the strife between hezbollah and islamrael heats up. is this turning into a war in the west? then, china s eagle eyes were watching across the strait as taiwan voted yesterday. what did they see? will the results bring us closer to conflict or further away? i ll ask an expert. also, escaping from north korea. it s an incredibly dangerous prospect. would be defectors are likely to be tortured or killed if caught. we will bring you an extraordinary inside look at the journey out of the hermit kingdom with the people behind the new film, beyond utopia. it s almost three months since the ground invasion of gaza began. has it been proportional to the damage hamas inflicted on is
this time, it s much closer to the fishing town of grindavik. people living nearby have already left the area and local authorities have declared an emergency. jessica parker has this report. this was a worst case scenario that s now unfolding in front of the world s eyes. a wave of molten rock is carving its way into what was a thriving fishing town. grindavik s been evacuated, again, but abandoned homes and businesses lie in the path of an overwhelming natural force. this, it appears, was the first house to fall. translation: while this is a bit surreal to watch your family - homejust disappear, i m still realising what s happening. trucks building defensive barriers against the lava suddenly found it surging towards them. fiery liquid burst out into the open on sunday morning. another fissure then tore up through the earth. tonight, iceland s president addressed the nation. translation: today is| a black day for grindavik and a black day for iceland. but the sun will rise
republic, if you can keep it. can we? thanks for spending your sunday morning with us. fareed zakaria gps starts now. this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you live from new york. on today s program, the u.s. and britain strike the houthis in yemen. and the strife between hezbollah and israel heats up. is this turning into a war between iran and its proxies on the one hand and the west? we ll tell you all you need to know. then, china s eagle eyes were watching across the strait as taiwan voted yesterday. what did they see? will the results bring us closer to conflict or further away? i ll ask an expert. also, escaping from north korea is an incredibly dangerous prospect. would-be detectors are likely to be tortured or killed if caught. we will bring you an extraordinary inside look at the journey out of the hermit kingdom with the people behind the new film beyond ut
Every constructing, rebuilding, and refitting the iraqi army. So now, they are outfitted with modern american equipment, modern conventional training, and of course, supported by this devastating air power. What are some exact examples. Number one, probably the most notable is the crossing. They came to iraq to train the iraqi bridging battalion of how to do bridging operations. This is complex. This is grownup work. This is advanced warfare. I dont know that we have seen a bridging operation in the middle east conducted by middle east armies since the 1970s. So this is advanced warfare, advanced technique at any rate. They use those techniques to bridge the canal, a canal off the Euphrates River, gain a foothold in southern ramadi, and pushed into the center of town. Additionally, we have seen some good work in the combined arms breaching set. The iraqis in an effort to breach the ied minefields that isil has set up along the southern approaches into downtown ramadi. Again, this is ad