Vehicles being used to build defensive walls around Grindavik to divert magma away from the fishing town, had to flee as lava spewed towards them.

Defences were built in December to prevent lava reaching homes, but some have been partially breached.

Latest updates: https://news.sky.com/story/icelandvo...

#volcano #iceland #naturaldisaster

SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos:    / skynews  
Follow us on Twitter:   / skynews  
Like us on Facebook:   / skynews  
Follow us on Instagram:   / skynews  
Follow us on TikTok:   / skynews  

For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/skyn... Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...

Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/

Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí:    / @skynewsespanol  

To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/librarysales