Iceland quake evacuees return to collect belongings

Residents of an Icelandic town struck by hundreds of earthquakes have briefly been allowed back to their homes to collect belongings.

More than 500 quakes hit the south-western Reykjanes Peninsula on Monday.

Thousands of people have been evacuated from the town of Grindavik, under which most of the tremors have taken place.

A volcanic eruption is still expected, scientists say, despite the quakes being weaker in recent days. read more