Lava flows from a volcano in Iceland are slowing as heavy snows cloaked the area, reducing visibility of an eruption that, for now, looks set to spare a nearby town that was evacuated following weeks of earthquakes.
The eruption late on Monday on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwest Iceland spewed lava and smoke more than 100m into the air in a dramatic finale to weeks of waiting after the alarm was first raised over the seismic activity.
The government has said flights were unlikely to be impacted, easing worries of a repeat of the international travel chaos caused by the ash from another Icelandic volcanic eruption in 2010 just as the busy holiday travel season kicks in.
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