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BBC OS: 2023/12/19 17:06 GMT: Iceland's volcanic eruption

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Iceland's volcanic eruption

2023/12/19 17:06 GMT

2023/12/19 17:06 GMT: Iceland's volcanic eruption

BBC World Service - BBC OS, Iceland's volcanic eruption

The eruption started north of the fishing town of Grindavik

The eruption started north of the fishing town of Grindavik.

Iceland's meteorological office has said the amount of lava spewing from a long fissure in the southwest of the country has declined since a volcanic eruption began on Monday night. It said, nevertheless, the highest lava plumes reach thirty metres into the air. We speak to a resident who was evacuated in November amid intense earthquake activity, and to a journalist in the capital Reykjavik. 

Chemical firm Monsanto is to pay $857m to seven people who said they were affected by chemicals leaking from light fittings at a US school. We speak to a journalist who has been following the case. 

The UN says at least 250,000 people have fled fighting in a Sudanese state once seen as a safe haven for those escaping the civil war. We explain who the warring sides in the war are and hear first-person accounts by people affected by the fighting. We also speak to people who have left the country.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: A helicopter flies near a volcano spewing lava and smoke as it erupts near Grindavik, Iceland, December 19, 2023. Credit: Icelandic Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS)

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