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Volcano in Iceland Erupts After Weeks of Quakes Rattling Country

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Authorities declared a state of emergency and ordered the nearly 4,000 residents of nearby Grindavík to evacuate amid heightened seismic activity last month.

A local resident watch smoke billow as the lava colour the night sky orange from an volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula 3 km north of Grindavik, western Iceland on December 18, 2023.
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