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about a kilometre long. —— the fissure. it is happening closer to the town than a similar eruption last month. a number of people who'd returned to grindavik have been evacuated. the local authorities have declared an emergency in the area. grindavik lies some forty kilometres from iceland's capital, reykjavik. authorities have said that there is no impact on flights going in and out of recce of, the international airport. with more on this let's speak to our reporter meghan owen who is following the story. some dramatic pictures we are seeing from iceland. some dramatic pictures we are seeing from iceland-— from iceland. dramatic pictures. those night-time _ from iceland. dramatic pictures. those night-time pictures - from iceland. dramatic pictures. those night-time pictures were | those night—time pictures were dramatic enough but as the sun has started to rise is we have seen how close that ladder is to the town of grindavik. the coastguard was sent with a helicopter in the early hours of the morning to assess the scene, to see how close it is. they reckon it is 450