Smoke is currently rising from the slopes of Litla-Hrút on the Icelandic Reykjanes Peninsula.

The Icelandic television company Rúv writes that people are being urged to stay away and that rescue services are on their way to the scene.

Natural disaster specialist Kristínar Elísa Guðmundsdóttir tells Rúv that the eruption is on the rise.

A few days ago, Iceland's counterpart to SMHI announced that the The initial phase can be powerful.

Source: Aftonbladet.se