Iceland raises volcano warning

STOCKHOLM: A small volcanic eruption has occurred under Iceland's Dyngjujokull glacier, prompting authorities to raise the warning code for aviation to red, the highest level, Iceland's meteorological office said on Saturday.

The region, in the centre of the North Atlantic island nation, has already been evacuated due to days of heightened seismic activity there.

"It is believed that a small subglacial lava-eruption has begun under the Dyngjujokull glacier," the Icelandic Met Office said.