Iceland volcano: photographer runs away as lava flows towards him

A man taking pictures of an erupting volcano in Iceland had to make a quick escape as lava flowed towards him.  The footage, filmed on 29 March, captured the moment the man grabbed his camera and dashed away, while a small crowd of people continued to take photographs of the lava as it crept closer to them. Thousands have flocked to the site of the eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula, 25 miles from the capital, Reykjavík, since it erupted on 26 March Iceland volcano: eruption under way in Fagradalsfjall near Reykjavik
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