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The latest volcanic eruption in south-west Iceland is likely to be over after just a few days, the Icelandic Meteorological Authority (Met) said on Friday. The seismic activity above the magma tunnel is continuing to decrease and the ground movements have probably slowed down considerably, the authority said. Information indicates that magma was no longer flowing into the tunnel and that the eruption had ended, the Met wrote. The hazard levels in a risk assessment for the area were lowered accordingly. In the nearby coastal town of Grindavík, however, there is still a high risk of the ground c…

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