Volcanic eruption prompts warning

Iceland’s authorities have raised the aviation warning code for a region close to the subglacial Bardarbunga volcano after a small fissure eruption in the area.

No volcanic ash has been detected, however, and the Civil Protection Department said all Icelandic airports remained open.

The country’s meteorological agency said scientists were monitoring the eruption in the Holuhraun lava field, about 5km north of the Dyngjujoekull glacier.