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
firefighters struggle in the heatwave to tackle flames in greece, spain and italy. the former chancellor, rishi sunak, and foreign secretary, liz truss, will go head to head in the race to become the next british prime minister. and we talk to shanghai s blind masseures, struggling to cope in a post covid world. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news. joe biden used a visit to massachusetts to issue the latest stark warning on the threat posed by climate change. the us president is using executive powers to usher in measures including offshore windfarms and expanded flood control. with a heat dome now affecting 28 states, the us is the latest country to swelter with high temperatures. wildfires are still raging in europe in countries like spain, italy and greece. in france s southwest, president macron has been to see the devastation caused by a wildfire that forced almost 40,000 people from their homes. 0ur correspondent lucy w
Through central london. Hello, im lucy grey, welcome to verified live. Britains National Crime agency is questioning three people on suspicion of immigration offences, afterfive migrants died while trying to cross the channel to reach the uk yesterday. The dead included a seven year old girl. Two of the three people arrested are from sudan, the other is south sudanese. They are aged between 19 and 22. Craig turner, the Deputy Director of investigations at the National Crime agency, gave this statement about the arrests. I can confirm that three men have been arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration and entering the uk illegally. The men, to Sudanese Nationals, aged 22 and 19, and a south Sudanese National aged 22, were detained last night and this morning by the National Crime agency and our partners in Immigration Enforcement and will be questioned by investigators at a Police Station in kent. Additionally, another 55 people, also believed to be on that boat which arr
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