‘Huge surprise’: Iceland’s volcanic eruption begins to slow

Scientists in Iceland say they are surprised by how quickly volcanic activity has subsided. Thousands of residents in the town of Grindavik were evacuated several weeks ago ahead of an imminent eruption. Some locals have revealed they will never return to their town. Seismologist Kristin Jonsdottir told Sky News, “it’s a huge surprise the lava activity has stopped”. “We don’t see any activity in the craters that were active yesterday,” she said. “It’s a huge surprise for me – I was expecting the eruption to continue for much longer.”