13 Nov 2023

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney

From Nine To Noon, 9:46 am on 13 November 2023
Sunday hikers look at the lava flowing from the erupting Fagradalsfjall volcano some 40 km west of the Icelandic capital Reykjavik.

A volcano in Iceland in 2021. Photo: Photo by Jeremie RICHARD / AFP

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney discusses a state of emergency in Iceland, as authorities prepare for an expected volcanic eruption in the southwest of the island in the coming hours or days. A series of quakes and underground lava flows have been recorded in the Reykjanes area and thousands of people have been evacuated from a nearby fishing town. And in France, a march against antisemitism in Paris and other cities has caused political ructions.

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