Iceland: Hundreds evacuated amid volcano fears

Hundreds of people in Iceland have been evacuated from their homes amid fears of a second volcanic eruption, Civil Protection Agency officials said today.

Rognvaldur Olafsson, a chief inspector for the Icelandic agency, said some 800 people near the Eyjafjallajokull volcano were evacuated this morning after reports of seismic activity suggested it may have erupted for the second time.