Despite warnings to stay away from Iceland's latest volcanic eruption near Reykjavik, a group of curious visitors told AFP they couldn't resist the lure of lava that is 'orange like the sun'. Visitors flout warnings to see erupting volcano in Iceland:
People watch lava at a volcanic eruption at Litli Hrutur near Reykjavik, Iceland
"When the wind is coming in this direction, it's not so hot... it's warm like a campfire," said Niall Lynch, a 23-year-old Irish guide AFP met in front of the fresh lava flows next to the small peak of Litli Hrutur. The uninhabited area 30 kilometres southwest of the capital had been dormant for eight centuries but has experienced a resurgence of volcanic activity in the last two years.
"I was thinking a lot more like the darker colours of blacks and browns, like the rock when it starts to solidify. But right in the centre it's pure orange like the sun. It's amazing." When the lava finally comes into view, with the tiny Litli Hrutur mountain on the left, the feeling is "indescribable", said Jessica Poteet, a 41-year-old American living in Iceland.
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