Visitors capture footage of lava streaming from Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano.

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A volcano in southwest Iceland began erupting Wednesday, the country's meteorological authorities said – just eight months after its last eruption officially ended.

The Icelandic Meteorological Office urged people not to go near the Fagradalsfjall volcano, which is located some 20 miles southwest of the capital, Reykjavik.

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