Rescuers in daring bid to save sheep trapped by Iceland volcano
by Daniel Boffey Chief reporter from World news | The Guardian on (#6HWN7)
More than 200 animals abandoned by farmers after the eruption have not been fed or watered for days
A daring operation is being launched to rescue more than 200 sheep left to their fate by farmers after a volcanic eruption near the evacuated Icelandic town of Grindavik.
With molten lava setting homes ablaze and the ground surface cracking, rescue teams are seeking to bring out an estimated 270 animals from their fields and pens.
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