Photos | Lava flows from Iceland volcano continue to decrease
The volcano eruption started at about 10:20 p.m. local time on Monday in a town about 50 kilometers (30 miles) southwest of Iceland's capital, Reykjavik.
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Lava flows from a volcano in Iceland were slowing on Wednesday, the Icelandic Metrological Office said on Wednesday. The volcano erupted in southwestern Iceland late on Monday north of Grindavik, a fishing town of 3,400 people on the Reykjanes Peninsula. (REUTERS)
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A helicopter flies near a volcano spewing lava and smoke as it erupts near Grindavik, Iceland.(via REUTERS)
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The eruption spewed lava and smoke more than 100 metres (330 feet) into the air in a dramatic finale to weeks of waiting after the alarm was first raised over the seismic activity. (REUTERS)
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By early Tuesday afternoon, the Icelandic Meteorological Office reported that the size of the volcanic eruption at Sundhnuksgígar “continues to diminish.'' (AP)
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