have stopped passing through here and are now taking the much longer route all the way around africa instead adding costs and delays. here s our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. the threats to shipping in the red sea is very real. this was an attack by iranian backed houthi fighters last month, storming a cargo ship registered in britain. the militia from yemen claiming that any vessels owned by allies of israel were legitimate targets. shouting. there have also been drone and missile attacks so many that shipping companies are pulling out of the red sea, sending their vessels around southern africa instead. in response, the us secretary of defence, who s visiting the middle east, has formed an international military coalition to protect ships and ensure freedom of navigation. these attacks are reckless, dangerous, and they violate international law. and so, we re taking action to build an international coalition to address this threat. and i would remind you that
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.
the icelandic broadcaster, are you face. you can see the lava erupts from the ground like a fountain. the icelandic coastguard flew over the area in a helicopter, capturing these ageing images of the lava spewing across the landscape. authorities had already evacuated inhabitants of grindavik. the area is a seismic hotspot, south west of the capital reykjavik. we can sew you some pictures live now. it is just after 11 o clock in the morning in iceland. the lover is still going up in iceland. the lover is still going up into the sky. let s get more now from louisa pill be with the display of volcanic power comes a danger to human life. a series of earthquakes and changes to the ground with its serious signs. to the ground with its serious si . ns. , ., ., , to the ground with its serious sins. , ., signs. everyone was prepared and the evacuated when signs. everyone was prepared and the evacuated when they signs. everyone was prepared and the evacuated when they should - si