Lava erupts for third time on volcano-hit Iceland peninsula

Reykjavik (AFP) Feb 8, 2024

Glowing lava spewed Thursday from a new volcanic fissure on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula, the third eruption to hit the area since December, with authorities declaring a state of emergency as lava burst a key water pipe. Video images of the crack in the Earth's surface, stretching an estimated three kilometres (two miles), showed the fissure illuminating a plume of smoke rising into the dar