The Latest Breaking News from Iceland

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Discover the latest updates on the volcanic eruption in Grindavik, Iceland. Residents are uncertain about their future as the threat of further eruptions l...

The tiny Icelandic town of Grindavík lies under threat from a lava flow, imaged from space by a satellite.

Icelanders forced from their town by a dramatic volcanic eruption face never returning home, after lava engulfed several homes in the town, something the island nation had not seen in five decades.

Iceland volcano appears to be gearing up for another eruption as more magma accumulates beneath the surface and the land around Svartsengi continues to rise.

A volcanic eruption that has engulfed homes in an Icelandic fishing port confirms that a long-dormant faultline running under the country has woken up, threatening to belch out lava with little warning for years to come, an expert warned on Tuesday.

More than 200 animals abandoned by farmers after the eruption have not been fed or watered for days

Iceland’s president calls for residents to ‘stand together’ as country battles ’tremendous forces of nature’

The Icelandic Meteorological Office said the eruption began just before 8:00 a.m. local time Sunday about a half mile from the town of Grindavík after a series of intense earthquakes.

Two fissures spewing lava opened up near Grindavík, destroying three houses in the town — and experts have warned new eruptions could take place any time.

A volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula erupted on Sunday, cracking open fissures that are extending toward Grindavík and threatening to drown the town in lava flows.