Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - BBCNEWS - 20210320:12:24:00
This is what icelanders have been waiting for for weeks now. 1t0 kilometres south of the capital reykjavik, lava began spewing from the ground on friday evening. officials say the fissure is around 500 kilometres long, and a no—fly zone has been established in the area. iceland sits between two tectonic plates so eruptions aren't uncommon, but this is the first in fagradalsfjall in 900 years. normally, there are around 1,000 tremors a year but there have been more than 50,000 in the last three weeks — the highest number since digital recordings began in 1991. in 2010, the eruption of anoth...