Summary

  • Lava and smoke is spewing from a new eruption in the Reykjanes peninsula in south-west Iceland

  • Molten rock is shooting out of the ground and making its way across the frozen landscape

  • Residents of the nearby town of Grindavik had already been evacuated after an eruption in mid-January

  • Icelandic officials began construction on dykes to channel lava away from homes and key infrastructure in November

  • You can watch what's happening by pressing the play button at the top of this page - there won't be regular text updates

Live Reporting

  1. No text updates - but you can keep an eye on the eruption

    Hello, we're bringing you a live stream of a volcano erupting in Iceland for the third time since December.

    We've seen images of molten rock shooting out of faults in the ground in the Reykjanes peninsula and a steady stream of lava moving across the landscape.

    According to local media, it has now flowed over a pipe supplying hot water to the region, and work is under way to replace it.

    The nearby town of Grindavík, which normally has 4,000 residents, was evacuated in mid-January.

    We won't be providing live text updates, but you can watch the latest scenes from Iceland by clicking the Play button at the top of this page.