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‘Jets of magma’: Lava spurts from Iceland volcano, forcing evacuations

Eruptive fissures spew lava and smoke from a volcano near the Grindavik coastal town in Iceland, forcing its almost 4,000 residents to evacuate [Marco di Marco/AP]

Lava continues to spurt from a volcano in southwestern Iceland after it erupted for a fifth time since December, forcing almost 4,000 people in a nearby fishing town to evacuate their homes.

After lying dormant for 800 years, the latest eruption of the Sundhnukur volcanic crater has been described by the Icelandic Meteorological Office as the most powerful in the area since volcanic systems on the Reykjanes peninsula became active three years ago.

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