Iceland volcano erupts – pictures

Smoke plumes from the Grimsvotn volcano, which lies under the Vatnajokull glacier Photograph: Jon Gustafsson/AP

Ash covers the ground outside a petrol station in Kirkjubaejarklaustur, Iceland Photograph: Ingolfur Juliusson/Reuters

A car travels down a highway immersed in total darkness due to volcano ash Photograph: Ingolfur Juliusson/Reuters

A Swiss tourist stands beside his car just outside the ash fallout zone Photograph: Ingolfur Juliusson/Reuters

An aerial view of ash and steam rising from the Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland Photograph: Egill Adalsteinsson/EPA

Darkness caused by the ash cloud partially obscures the sun in Iceland Photograph: Ingolfur Juliusson/Reuters

A photographer attempts to cover the volcano eruption at the edge of the ash fallout zone in Iceland Photograph: Ingolfur Juliusson/Reuters

A deserted check-in area at Keflavik airport. The main international airport was closed because of ash from the volcano Photograph: Brynjar Gauti/AP

A satellite image shows the plume of ash from Grimsvotn over the south-east of Iceland Photograph: EUMETSAT/AFP/Getty Images