Eyja%allajökull• Name:Eyja*allajökull(say‘ay-uh-fyat-luh-yoe-kuutl-ul’‘island-mountain-glacier’.• Loca:on:SouthernIceland• Height:1,651metres(5,417feet)• Lasterup:on:April2010Thisice-cappedvolcanoinIcelanderuptedin2010andreleasedamassiveashcloud.Theeffectsofthiserup:onwerefeltfarbeyonditsshores.Ashandgaswereshot10kilometresintotheskyduringtheerup:on.Thiswassohighthatwindsintheupperatmosphere,blowingfromthenorthandnorth-west,carriedtheashcloudtowardsEurope.ThismeantthatplanesalloverEuropeweregrounded–itwasn’tsafeintheair,aseven:nyspecksofvolcanicashcandamageaeroplaneengines.Manyholiday-makerswerestrandedfortendaysbeforetheywereabletocatchaflighthome,oncetheashcloudhadbeendispersedbythewind.
Eyewitness: GunnarGesturGeirmundsson Fljhlid,Iceland
Iamstandingabout10kilometresawayfromthesiteofthevolcano.
Itisanamazingscenewithalotoffrozeniceonthegroundfromtheglacierandthevolcanoerup:ngabove.ThereisalotofcloudcoverbutIcouldseeanotherawesomeexplosionabout15minutesago,whichsentmoreashintotheskytowardswesternEurope.Theauthori:esherearesayingthatthiswillcon:nueregularlyatleastintotomorrow,sotheashwillcon:nuetospread.Wherewearestanding,thereisnotmuchash,asitisallblowingtheotherway,butitwillbefallingheresoon,andtherewillprobablybefurtherevacua:onsaroundthearea.Wewillstayovernightun:lsunriseifwecan.
Eyewitness: GinaChris=e Hvollsvollur,Iceland
TheEyja*allajokullvolcanoiss:llerup:ngwithasimilaramountofenergy.
Therearestreamsoffloodwatercomingdownalthoughtheonesthatcamedownlastnightweremuchthickerandfilledwithmud,ashandlargeclumpsofice.
Weares:llonalertbuthavenotbeenevacuated.Weareluckierthanthoseinsurroundingareasasourvillageisnotunderdirectthreatatthemoment.ThefarmersintheFlotsdalirareawhowereevacuatedagainlastnighthavereturnedtotheirfarms.
Alltheroadseastofusareclosed fromourvillageandthebridgethat crossestheriverisindangerofbeing
washedawaya\ertheMarkarfljotrivernexttoourvillagebecameflooded.
Eyewitness: PeterHolley Bangkokairport,Thailand
Mywifehasaheartcondi:on.WehavebeenstuckheresinceSaturdaylastweek.ThaiAirwaystellusnothing.Theydon'ttelltheirstaffanythingandcheck-ingirlshavebeenreducedtotears.Wespendour:mebetweenourbedrollsandthecheck-indesks.Some:mesourbedrollsarenottherewhenwegoback.Iwouldsurelyliketogetmyownbackontheseairlinepeople.ButtheEmbassypeopleherehavebeenabsolutelygreat.Theyaretryingtoputpressureontheairlinestogetusout.Wequeueforstand-byandtheygiveuspiecesofpaper,promissorynotes,sayingwewillbeonthenextflight,andthenitdoesnothappen.Thereisnomethodinthesystematall.Peoplearegoingcrazy.
