Watch Iceland volcano eruption live: Engineers work to divert lava flow away from power plant

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The Icelandic Meteorological Office estimates that hundreds of cubic meters of lava per second escaped the volcano in the first two hours of the eruption.

People in Iceland have been told to stay at home and "get into the Christmas spirit" rather than attempt the risky journey to the site of the erupted volcano.

A gash two miles long has opened up on the Reykjanes peninsula, spewing between 100 and 200 cubic metres of lava every second.

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