Footage showed fountains of molten rock soaring from fissures in Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula between stora Skogfell and Hagafell after warning that eruption was imminent.
Watch the stunning moment lava erupts from new volcanic fissure in Iceland, the fourth eruption to hit the region since December.
Icelandic police said they had declared a state of emergency for the area and the Civil Defence authority dispatched a helicopter to survey the extent of the eruption.
Local media reported that the evacuation of the fishing town of Grindavik had started, residents having received text messages telling them to leave quickly. On Saturday night, the town was again being evacuated, public broadcaster RUV reported. An outbreak in January burned to the ground several of its homes.
This handout picture released by the Icelandic Coast Guard on March 16, 2024 shows billowing smoke and flowing lava pouring out of a new fissure, during a surveilance flight above a new volcanic eruption READ MORE: Volcano eruption in Iceland sends lava spewing just 500 metres away from Grindavik as smoke seen billowing into the sky - as country's president reassures lives are not in danger and flights still running
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