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Newsweek |
The eruption of "Volcan de Fuego" began overnight, with no immediate reports of casualties.
The New York Times |
A volcano in southwestern Iceland began erupting on Tuesday, prompting the closure of the popular Blue Lagoon tourist destination and threatening the town of Grindavik, about 25 miles southwest of th...
BBC |
The last time the peninsula had a period of volcanic activity was 800 years ago - and the eruptions continued for decades.

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Lava bursts through Grindavík's defense barriers as new volcanic eruption begins on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula
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Tourists and residents evacuated as volcano erupts in Iceland
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