The volcano that erupted in Iceland on Sunday has reduced its activity, although it has already caused the evacuation of a city with a population of 4,000 residents.

This Monday, reporter Bjorn Steinbekk published photographs of lava rivers burning houses in the town of Grindavik.

On his social networks, he said that he decided to publish the video for free to draw attention to the suffering of the people who lived in these houses:

Commissioner of the National Police Iceland on Friday lowered the threat level of a volcano that erupted earlier in the week, the country’s Civil Protection Agency said in a statement.

Eruption in the southwest Iceland late Monday, it came after weeks of seismic activity that had already caused an earthquake. complete evacuation from a city with a population of 4 thousand inhabitants.

“There is no visible activity on the volcano today, which is why this decision was made,” the civil protection authority said in a statement, adding that the “emergency” level had been downgraded to “danger.”

However, the meteorological service Iceland warned that the likelihood of an eruption in the region surrounding the Svartsengi volcanic system, where magma continues to accumulate, is increasing every day.

“This development will likely lead to another dam intrusion and ultimately a volcanic eruption,” the office said in a statement late Friday.

Information from Reuters.