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Now playing Next world news Icelandic volcano eruption 'stabilising' after thousands evacuated A four kilometre-long fissure has opened up in the ground in an area expected to see frequent eruptions in coming years. 19/12/2023
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Now playing Next Italy Watch: Etna erupts again, sending hot lava down its snowy slopes Mount Etna on the Italian island of Sicily erupted at dawn on Friday, creating a festive spectacle of fire and ice. 01/12/2023
Now playing Next no comment WATCH: Steaming cracks in Iceland fishing village after weeks of small volcanic earthquakes The fissures from hundreds of volcanic earthquakes are still being seen in Grindavik, southwest of Reykjavik. The Icelandic government downgraded the emergency level for the country on Friday. 24/11/2023
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Now playing Next Iceland Town evacuated over fears Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano could erupt Grindavik is on the country's southwestern Reykjanes peninsula. 14/11/2023
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Now playing Next Iceland Iceland volcano: Evacuated residents allowed home for five minutes The evacuation comes after the region was shaken by hundreds of small earthquakes every day for more than two weeks as scientists monitor a buildup of magma some 5 kilometres underground. 13/11/2023
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Now playing Next Travel News Italy's super volcano could erupt any time: What tourists need to know Campi Flegrei is much bigger than the nearby Vesuvius. It last erupted in 1538. 06/10/2023
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Now playing Next Travel News Catania airport has reopened after Mount Etna volcanic eruption Ahead of Italy's biggest bank holiday, an ash cloud from the eruption caused flight cancellations, delays and diversions. 15/08/2023
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