of denmark will take to the throne later, as queen margrethe officially steps down. first live to iceland. a new volcanic eruption has begun near the fishing town of grindavik in the southwest of iceland. these are the live pictures which shows the eruption. you can clearly see the lather and how close it is to the buildings on the right hand of your screen. officials in iceland say it is hundreds of metres away from the town of grindavik which was the one that was evacuated last month after a similar eruption. the good news is the alarm went off at 3am in the morning. that everyone was evacuated safely. the local authorities have declared a state of emergency in the
hello, i m nicky schiller. breaking news from iceland. there is a new volcanic eruption. a new volcanic eruption has begun near the fishing town of grindavik in the southwest of iceland. this was the same town that was evacuated last month after there was an eruption there. we are told that the lava which you can see spurting out of that new fissure is hundreds of metres away now from the town of grindavik. the people who wear there, about 90 homes, have been safely evacuated. the local authorities have declared an emergency in the area. with more on this let s speak to our reporter meghan 0wen who is following in the story. dramatic pictures as we can see. tell us how this unfolded.
in his speech to the people from the balcony earlier, he talked about his hopes of becoming a unifying king of tomorrow, of honouring his mother. she will always be remembered as an extraordinary queen, he said. it is hoped that he becomes a unifying king for all of denmark, and maintains the popularity and relevance of the monarchy here for the danish people. some happy news there for a change. a new volcanic eruption has begun near the fishing town of grindavik in the southwest of iceland. these are the live pictures which shows the eruption. 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 a0 kilometres
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