Jaw-dropping footage of a massive volcanic eruption in Iceland was captured by various thrill-seekers, defying the hazardous bubbling lava and smoke spewing into the sky.
Dramatically erupting on Monday (December 18) on the Reykjanes peninsula, astonishing bursts of volcanic matter started to illuminate the night sky at around 10 p.m. local time, following weeks of seismic activity that prompted the evacuation of a nearby town.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office reported that the eruption was located close to Hagafell, about three kilometers (about two miles) north of the town of Grindavík, where around 4,000 people live.
