Volcanic eruption in Iceland

A volcanic eruption started in Iceland Saturday night 21 May 2011.

This time the eruption is in Eyjafjallajokull glacier - Europe's largest glacier.

The eruption is about 350 km away from Reykjavik and there is no sign of ash yet in the capital city of Iceland.

Flights are expected to be diverted, in fact Icelandair has cancelled all fligths to the country in the afternoon but all its planes managed to leave the country this morning with out problems.

Eyjafjallajokull eruption which started 20 March 2010 and lasted until May the same year caused great problems for avaiation.

This eruption is the largest of 23 eruptions that Omar Ragnarsson, the volcano newsreporter expert formerly at the State Television and Radio, has ever seen.

The ash plume rises 20 km in the air, 4 km higher than the ash plume from the Eyjafjallajokull eruption. This said, the ash is not as fine as in Eyjafjallajokull eruptions which means it will probably not travel as far.

The effects of the eruption is difficult to predict but it is certain that it will have immediate effect on air travel in Iceland this afternoon.

There is no danger to people, buildings or bridges at this stage.

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