A volcano has erupted near the southwestern Icelandic town of Grindavik.Iceland #Volcano #BBCNews

A volcano has erupted near the southwestern Icelandic town of Grindavik.

Residents of the fishing village were evacuated at about 03:00GMT on Sunday after seismic activity intensified overnight.

"A crack has opened up on both sides of the dikes that have begun to be built north of Grindavik," Iceland's met office said.

This is the second volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula in south-west Iceland in a month, and the fifth since 2021.

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(📷 Reuters/Getty)

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