Volcano eruption in Iceland

A huge ash cloud looms over the Icelandic south coast
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Lightning streaks across the sky as lava flows from a volcano in Eyjafjallajokull
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Farmer Thorarinn Olafsson tries to lure his horses back to the stable as a cloud of black ash looms overhead in Drangshlid 2 at Eyjafjoll
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The volcano in southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier sends ash into the air. The Icelandic volcano that has kept much of Europe land-bound is far from finished spitting out its grit, and offered up new mini-eruptions on Saturday that raise concerns about longer-term damage to world air travel and trade
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Farmers team up to rescue cattle from exposure to the toxic volcanic ash at a farm in Nupur, Iceland, as the volcano in southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier sends ash into the air
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Motorists drive on a road as the Eyjafjallajokull volcano continues to billow smoke and ash during an eruption
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Ash covers vegetation in Eyjafjallasveit, southern Iceland
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Lava flows from a volcano in Eyjafjallajokul
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Sheep farmer Thorkell Eiriksson and his brother-in-law Petur Runottsson work to seal a sheep barn, in case winds shift and volcanic ash lands on their farm, in Eyjafjallajokull
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A man at the roadside takes pictures of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano as it continues to billow smoke and ash during an eruption
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Ash and steam billow from the volcano in Eyjafjallajokull
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Smoke and lava are seen as a volcano erupts in Eyjafjallajokull
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Scientists collect samples of ash for analysis in eastern Iceland
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The Eyjafjallajokull plume seen just before sunset
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Satellite photograph of the eruption
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Footprints in volcanic ash covering the ground near Myrdalssandur, about 130 miles east of the Reykjavik, the Icelandic capital
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A car driving through the ash
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A huge ash cloud darkens the day as it creeps over the Icelandic south coast
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A general view of the eruption
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A view from the town of Vik, where there have been power outages due to ash
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