People stand just metres away from lava flow to watch volcano erupt

A lava spill in Iceland has turn into one thing of a vacationer attraction, regardless of warnings from officers to remain away.

The Fagradalsfjall volcano, 20 miles south-west of Reykjavik, erupted yesterday.

Thick smoke may nonetheless be seen billowing into the skies at present as sizzling molten lava danced over rocks.

The Icelandic Meteorological Workplace has urged folks to not go close to the volcano, positioned in an uninhabited valley.

Pictures at present present vacationers flocking to the valley to take pictures and movies.

Individuals had been warned to remain away due to the chance from noxious fumes and sizzling magma.

Undeterred by the lengthy stroll by the valley, folks spoke of the thrill of the possibility to see lava so shut.

One lady advised the BBC: ‘I’ve been ready years and years to see lava, it’s a life purpose.

A person heats a marshmallow on a stick on the newly erupted volcano (Image: Getty Pictures/AFP)

Dramatic pictures have emerged of the scenes in Iceland this morning (Image: AP)

Hanna-Loore Lemmiksoo, Oliver Lemmiksoo and Margit Lemmiksoo from Estonia pose for footage (Image: AFP)

‘After I came to visit that hill we determined we have been going to come back down and are available nearer, it’s a danger and we all know that.

Others had gathered to take pictures with their youngsters and fly drones over the valley.

A stay video feed from the positioning yesterday confirmed magma spewing from a slender fissure about 100 to 200 metres lengthy over a subject of lava from final 12 months’s eruption, which solely got here to an finish eight months in the past.

The volcano is positioned not removed from Keflavik Airport, Iceland’s worldwide air site visitors hub.

Authorities in Iceland have urged folks to maintain their distance (Image: AP)

Individuals collect to look at the dramatic view close to the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland (Image: AP)

CSteam rises and lava flows from Fagradalsfjall volcano (Image: AP)

Fortunately, flights have been unaffected by the incident.

‘At present, there have been no disruptions to flights to and from Iceland and worldwide flight corridors stay open,’ the International Ministry mentioned in a assertion.

It marked the primary eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula in virtually 800 years.

Scientists had recorded volcanic exercise near the crust during the last week.

A person wears protecting gear as they stand near the lava movement (Image: AP)

Individuals watch the lava flowing on the scene of the newly erupted volcano (Image: AFP)

Vacationers have flocked to the eruption regardless of warnings from officers (Image: AFP)

Volcanologist Magnus Tumi Gudmundsson mentioned the eruption ended up being small in comparison with earlier blasts.

‘However we don’t know the place within the course of issues are at,’ he mentioned.

The 2021 eruption in the identical space produced spectacular lava flows for a number of months.

Iceland, positioned above a volcanic hotspot within the North Atlantic, averages an eruption each 4 to 5 years.

Essentially the most disruptive in latest occasions was the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which despatched clouds of ash and dirt into the ambiance.

The large blast came about in an uninhabited valley (Image: Getty Pictures)

The eruption came about some 25 miles from Reykjavik (Image: AFP)

The blast interrupted air journey for days between Europe and North America due to issues the ash may injury jet engines.

Greater than 100,000 flights have been grounded, stranding thousands and thousands of passengers.

‘What we all know thus far is that the eruption doesn't pose any danger to populated areas or important infrastructure,” Icelandic Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir mentioned in an announcement.

‘We are going to in fact proceed to observe the state of affairs intently.’

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