Tourists have been urged to stay away from an erupting volcano which is spewing potentially poisonous gas into the air a few short miles from the country's main airport.
Authorities in Iceland on Tuesday warned tourists and other spectators to stay away from the spewing lava and noxious gases from a fissure in the country's southwest.
The eruption began Monday afternoon after thousands of earthquakes in the area, meteorological authorities said. This one comes 11 months after its last eruption officially ended.
