Authorities in Iceland on Tuesday warned tourists and spectators to avoid a volcanic eruption that began spewing lava and noxious gases on Monday. The eruption is in an uninhabited valley near the Litli-Hrútur mountain, roughly 30 kilometres southwest of the capital, Reykjavik.
A man takes a picture of flowing lava on Monday at the site of the eruption, which is known broadly as the Fagradalsfjall volcano.
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The eruption sent streams of molten lava and clouds of gases spewing from a snaking fissure about 900 metres long.
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The eruption marked the third time in two years that the lava has flowed in the area. The
