Eruption at Fagradalsfjall: lava is about to reach the pass in the eastern part of Meradalir, and it should flow in the direction of Suðurstrandarvegur. It is just 4km from the pass to the road and, should the volcanic eruption maintain the same power of 15 square meters per second, it could take the lava a couple of weeks, or even just a few days, to flow to the road. Lava might flow over a walking path in the hills of Fagradalsfjall and it could also cover the area where a fiber optic cable has been installed in the ground. So volcanologist Ármann Jökulsson to mbl.is