VIDEO: People forced to evacuate as volcano enters into houses in Iceland

The Icelandic fishing town of Grindavik has been completely evacuated after lava spilt into residential houses, BBC reported.

Several houses have completely been ruined, with chances of people not being able to live there ever again. One man passed away after falling into one of the crevices.

Iceland, the land of fire and ice, is home to approximately 130 active and non-active volcanoes, according to Guide To Iceland.

It is the fifth volcanic eruption in less than three years.

After attempting to construct a protective wall to shield the town from lava, however, a new fissure opened up inside the town's protective walls, forcing people to flee immediately.

Iceland's authorities ordered the evacuation of Grindavik, home to about 3,800 people, due to an alarming number of earthquakes and suspicions that magma may be beneath the town.

Iceland, which is home to about 370,000 people and located some 1,300km (807 miles) northwest of the United Kingdom, has more than 30 active volcanoes, making the northern European island a prime destination for volcano tourism.

Now into February, the people of Grindavik find themselves scattered across the country, unable to live in their hometown.

Pall Valur Björnsson, a resident of the town, had to leave his Grindavik home for Reykjavik and feels the government has not sufficiently managed to help ease the uncertainty that the town's population feels about their future.

"So far, all their actions have been characterised by haste and bewilderment, and the information given to the residents of Grindavik has confused people rather than solved problems," he complained.