Observe: Lava and smoke flow from a breaking volcano

on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland, about 30 km from the capital of Reykjavik, a volcano broke out.

The area, which is generally known as the Fagradalfjall volcano, has broken out twice in the past two years without causing any damage or interruptions, even though it is close to Keflavik Airport, Iceland's international air traffic control.

lava and smoke flocked from a gap on a mountain slope after there were violent earthquakes in the area.

The volcanologist Thorvaldur Thordarson from the University of Iceland said "We have no idea" how long the natural spectacle will take.

"It could take a few days, it could take a month, it could take six months, such as the outbreak of 2021, or it could even take longer."

"Life-threatening poison gas pollution"

The outbreak followed intensive seismic activity and is classified as a split breakout, which usually does not lead to large explosions or a significant amount of ashes in the stratosphere, the Icelandic government explained in a statement late Monday.

The Icelandic police have restricted access to the volcano, which has been emblazoned "life -threatening poisonous gases" since the outbreak on Monday, shared the disaster protection and emergency management department.

residents of the Reykjanes peninsula were asked to sleep when the windows are closed and switch off the ventilation, it said in a statement by the authority.

"After advice from scientists, the police decided to limit access to the outbreak of the outbreak due to the enormous and life -threatening poison gas pollution," said the authority.

"In the next few hours it is very likely that due to the weak wind, gas around the eruption site will accumulate." Anyone who has already undertaken the hike to the outbreak or is already there is urgently recommended to leave the area, "it said.

"It can take a long time"

The recordings of the outbreak show that the column has greatly shortened and the lava stream has stopped, Magnus Tumi Gudmundsson, professor of geophysics at the University of Iceland, told the Icelandic National Case RUV.

"It will not be big, but it can last a long time." We see no continuation of what we saw in the first few hours, "he said.

A break in 2021 in the same area generated spectacular lava flows for several months. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to see the spectacular sight.

in Iceland, which lies above a volcanic hotspot in the North Atlantic, there is an average of an outbreak every four to five years.

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