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A sentiment to cling to foreign island at the mercy of this volcano, with no end to its eruption in sight. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. the headlines: the film director injured in a fatal shooting on the set of an alec baldwin movie speaks about the death of his colleague, as the police investigation continues. colombias most wanted drug trafficker has been captured, after a joint operation by the armed forces and the police. a prominent adviser to the british government...

Guiding tourists around icelands latest volcano, and has been documenting the eruption for himself. these people are just coming to watch the lava flow. to watch the eruption, yeah, to basicallyjust attend a festival. laughs. that was the thing. like, all these people arejust sitting, like theyre watching a performance or theyre at the theatre or something, but its nature on show. taking pictures, basically, when the lava is approaching. so when the lava is too hot, they start, like, backing up....

That was crazy. yeah, look how fast its moving! is it less windy on the american continent? no, i think its the same wind! im at a bridge between two continents where im meeting holda, one of the first guides to take tourists to this years volcanic eruption. holda is coming over from the north american side to meet me on the eurasian side. she tells me its these two tectonic plates which are slowly moving away from each other which causes icelands abundance of volcanic activity, which is nowhere...

Will happen, but what they say with this bomb so klein, that northern california could get 10% to 15% of its rainfall in this storm season alone. they are not sure whats coming down the road. not sure if theres going to be a sires of storms. it is going to be a big one. will help with that drought situation but, again, fingers crossed that it doesnt cause massive mud slides. >> back to you now, fred. >> fingers crossed indeed. paul vercammen, thanks so much. turning now to spain where lava con...

The little island that did very well against covid, fighting very aggressively from early on, and now is welcoming visitors back to its shores. and in that effort, its had a little help from a rather unexpected and very volatile source. volcanoes are the rock stars in iceland. # what makes you feel good... or at least a cool place where rock stars can shoot their music videos, which is exactly what icelandic rockers kaleo did during this years eruption. and like all good rock gods, this volcano ...

I dont want to exaggerate, but basically all my life. even though there were no rivers of fire, the lava fields are out of this world. look at this place. it looks like the surface of an alien planet. all i want to do is clamber up there and explore. but apparently the rock can be actually quite thin and brittle and there can be pockets of lava underneath, so if you walk on it and you fall through, youre in real trouble, so its not a good idea, unfortunately. what a brilliant place. marco grew u...

But from the smoke in the air to the ashes that blanket the streets, the effects of the volcano are impossible to escape. does it sting your eyes? >> yes. >> reporter: "yes" shopkeeper gabriel amendolra tells me. "thats why i wear my glasses." the eruption is also interrupting tourism and tarnishing what islanders called their "yellow gold." the countrys economy relies heavily on banana plantations like this. some are getting scorched by the lava. others are getting covered with layers of volcan...

A performance or theyre at the theatre or something, but its nature on show. taking pictures, basically, when the lava is approaching. so when the lava is too hot, they start, like, backing up. like, ok, just wait a sec. but we think of a volcanic eruption as being kind of a disaster. but here, its almost entertainment. its totally entertainment. the footage marco shot looks incredible. someone asked me if it was sped up. its not. it was just like a steep slope. that was crazy. yeah, look how fa...

In a year where travel has been extremely limited, the artistry and creativity this volcano has sparked has given us all a chance to enjoy this eruption from afar. and it really goes to show why iceland has earned the nickname of �*the land of fire and ice�*. we all love a good chat — a chance to while away the hours catching up, gossiping, orjust having a good old chin wag. at first glance, chatting might seem a strange thing to add to unescos list of intangible cultural heritage, but its...

Holda also believes the new eruption is a case of history repeating itself. we think also that iceland is living with us and the nature is often answering back to some of our prayers, if you want to say. now we were having a little bit of problem with the pandemic and everything shutting down and no tourists, and then we have this eruption. it is absolutely necessary for us to create some ways of income, and this...this is the means of iceland actually helping us! as weve seen recently on the ca...