Eruption in Iceland: 'We will not give up' says president

The eruption sent lava snaking towards the nearby fishing town of Grindavik and setting at least one home on fire.

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00:00 Iceland's President Guðniður Jónhassen warned the nation of a daunting period of

00:06 upheaval as the people who once lived in the fishing town of Grindavík watched their abandoned

00:11 homes catch fire. In a rare address to the nation he said, "We will not give up."

00:17 Intensive seismic activity, a volcano erupting for the second time in less than a month,

00:23 has now caused lava to spill onto homes and communities. Defenses built after an eruption

00:28 in December have partially contained the lava, but some have been breached.

00:32 [WHOOSH]