A helicopter monitors the evolution of the volcanic lava from above. Since the volcanic eruption began on 14 January, the eruption's intensity has been decreasing, although some houses were hit by lava. Raul Moreno/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Experts in Iceland have detected no new lava flows following the recent volcanic eruption in the country. Quoting Elísabet Pálmadóttir, an expert on natural disasters at the Icelandic Meteorological Institute, the radio station RÚV reported on Tuesday that lava had last been seen coming out of a fissure on the north side of the volcano at around 1 am (0100 GMT). No lava had flowed from a fissure further south, near the town of Grindavík, since Monday morning, Pálmadóttir said. However, she emphasized that she was not yet able to say that the eruption was over, and warned that new fissures coul...
