Icelandic volcano erupts near Reykjavik

Aerial footage showed lava snaking its way down an Icelandic volcano which has erupted near Reykjavik. The country's meteorological office says the fissure is about 500-700 metres long (1,640-2,300ft) at Fagradalsfjall on Reykjanes peninsula. The last eruption there was some 800 years ago.

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