A volcano once dormant in southwest Iceland erupted Wednesday for the 12th time in four years as nearby resort towns were evacuated as a safety precaution.

An official said the eruption near Reykjavik, the 12th in four years from the same volcanic system, posed no threat to people or infrastructure.

A tourist hotspot in Iceland has been evacuated after a volcano erupted this morning. The North Atlantic country is on high alert after lava spewed out of the Sundhnúkur volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula. This is the ninth time the volcano has erupted since December 2023.