https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56482798 Thousands have flocked to a volcano in Iceland which erupted near the capital, Reykjavik. Lava started to burst through a crack in Mount Fagradalsfjall on Friday evening, in the first eruption of its kind in more than 800 years. The site was initially blocked off, but from Saturday afternoon people were allowed to make the trek. "It's absolutely breath-taking," Ulvar Kari Johannsson, a 21-year-old engineer, told the AFP news agenc