Sunday 21 March 2010

Volcano erupts near Eyjafjallajoekull in south Iceland

 image An Icelandic volcano, dormant for 200 years, has erupted, ripping a 1km-long fissure in a field of ice.The volcano near Eyjafjallajoekull glacier began to erupt just after midnight, sending lava a hundred metres high. Icelandic airspace has been closed, flights diverted and roads closed. The eruption was about 120km (75 miles) east of the capital, Reykjavik. About 500 people were moved from the area,

BBC News - Volcano erupts near Eyjafjallajoekull in south Iceland