Volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland

A volcano in southwestern Iceland eruption started on Thursday and it is the third to hit the area since December last year.

According to the country’s Meteorological Office, the eruption occurred at around 6:00 A.M on a mountain ridge on the Reykjanes Peninsula, where a significant share of Iceland’s population of about 375,000 lives, although they did not appear to be at risk. Iceland, which sits above a volcanic hot spot in the North Atlantic, averages one eruption every four to five years.