The eruption was the seventh on the Reykjanes peninsula near Iceland's capital Reykjavik since 2021
Gases from the eruption were travelling westwards out at sea, the meteorological office said
Some 100 to 200 cubic metres of lava emerges per second, several times more than in previous eruption
Almost 4,000 evacuated as seismic activity in Iceland decreased but eruption risk persists
Yesterday, the rainfall level was high, causing all the material from the top of the mountain to come down
The eruption around 800 km southeast of Jakarta, prompted authorities to raise alert status to the highest level.
Videos posted on social media showed grey ash clouds in nearby areas
Australia's HMAS Adelaide is en route from Brisbane and is due in Tonga next week
Many escaped to Sake, a town 13 miles northwest of Goma that is prone to cholera outbreaks, UNICEF said
The eruption pumped dark clouds of ash some 10 km into the air, prompting an evacuation of some nearby residents