Iceland volcano erupts weeks after thousands were evacuated from a town on Reykjanes Peninsula

A volcanic eruption started Monday night on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, turning the sky orange and prompting the country’s civil defense to be on high alert. The eruption appears to have occurred about four kilometers from the town of Grindavik, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said. Grainy webcam video showed the moment of the eruption as a flash of light illuminating the sky at 22:17 local time. Iceland’s foreign minister said on X, formerly Twitter, that there are no disruptions to flights to and from Iceland and that international flight corridors remain open.