REYKJAVIK, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A volcano erupted late Wednesday on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland, the national weather service said, the seventh since last December.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said in a statement that the eruption took place at the Sundhnuksgigar volcanic fissure, outside the town of Grindavik, at 2314 GMT.
Live footage showed lava gushing from a long fissure at the scene.
IMO specialist Benedikt Ofeigsson told public radio RAS2 that no infrastructure was currently threatened, but Grindavik — a small fishing town — was being evacuated.
The eruption is the seventh since December and comes after years of increased seismic activity in the region.
Iceland is home to 33 active volcanoes. — NNN-AGENCIES
