grindavik lies about a0 kilometres from iceland s capital, reykjavik. jessica parker has the latest 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: well, this is a bit surreal to watch translation: well, this is a bit surreal to watch your translation: well, this is a bit surreal to watch your family - translation: well, this 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
than a year for covering the death of mahsa amini, which triggered nationwide protests. frederik the tenth is now the king of denmark, following the formal abdication of his mother, queen margrethe. tens of thousands of danes gathered in copenhagen to witness his historic succession. hello i m azadeh moshiri, welcome to the programme. we begin with the latest from iceland. a volcano has erupted near the fishing town of grindavik in the south west of the country. these are the live pictures of the area and while it s now dark there, you can still see the lava glowing and smoke rising over the skyline. and these pictures from a little earlier today show some houses set on fire by the molten lava. now, remember this follows a similar eruption in the same area last month
and local authorities have declared an emergency. grindavik lies about a0 kilometres from iceland s capital, reykjavik. charlie rose has the latest on this for us. in the dark icelandic winter, liquid rock spews angrily into the night sky. residents here have been told to flee these apocalyptic scenes. as the fishing town of grindavik, their home, slowly becomes a living hell. translation: we were just at home, and unlike before, we did construction workers just managed to save their trucks from this fresh onslaught. translation: we were just at home, and unlike before, we did what we were told this time. but i m flabbergasted that an eruption is possible under the town.
saw some powerful images earlier of construction workers having to go to their diggers, to their vehicles and drive them out of the lava zone. they were the ones building the wall to protect that area and that while has done its job to protect that area and that while has done itsjob in some respects but as we are hearing, the lava is getting over the barrier. i want to see you can really see that on the live shot. how, how really close that fissure of bubbling molten lava is. you have that new fissure that has opened up in the last hour. just in the foreground, you can see the other molten lava. you can see in this image live from iceland, the two vets are lava, the one in the
about a kilometre long. the fissure. it is happening closer to the town than a similar eruption last month. a number of people who d returned to grindavik have been evacuated. the local authorities have declared an emergency in the area. grindavik lies some forty kilometres from iceland s capital, reykjavik. authorities have said that there is no impact on flights going in and out of recce of, the international airport. with more on this let s speak to our reporter meghan owen who is following the story. some dramatic pictures we are seeing from iceland. some dramatic pictures we are seeing from iceland- from iceland. dramatic pictures. those night-time from iceland. dramatic pictures. those night-time pictures - from iceland. dramatic pictures. those night-time pictures were | those night time pictures were dramatic enough but as the sun has started to rise is we have seen how close that ladder is to the town of grindavik. the coastguard was sent with a helicopter in the early h