A volcano has erupted on a mountain near Iceland's capital Reykjavik, where an eruption also took place last year, the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said on Wednesday. Images and video published by local news outlet RUV showed lava and smoke spewing from a fissure in the ground. A "code red" was declared on Wednesday to prohibit airplanes from flying over the immediate site although helicopters would be sent in to survey the situation, the IMO said. Lava oozes from a fissure near Fagradalsfjall volcano, Reykjavik, Iceland in this screen grab obtained from a video taken on August 3, 2022. Ernir Snaer via REUTERS The Icelandic Meteorological Office urged people not to go near the Fagradalsfjall volcano, which is located some 32 kilometers (20 miles) southwest of the capi...
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