A twister made of volcanic ash! 24. maí 2011 17:19 PHOTO/Runolfur Hauksson. A strange sight met a captain of an amphibious vehicle used to sail on the Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon in Iceland on his way from work yesterday. A large twister, that seemed to be made of volcanic ash, was in the middle of the road. „I just stopped the car, otherwise I would have driven right into it and I didn't want to take that chance,“ says Runolfur Hauksson. Twisters of this kind are rare in Iceland, though not unheard of. Runolfur says that guests at the lagoon, one of Icelands' natural wonders, had all but dissapeared when the volcano in Grimsvotn started erupting on Saturday. That does not mean that the staff has been idle, as the cleanup work leaves plenty to be done. At least four centimetres of ash covered everything in the area right after the eruption began. Runolfur says that the eruption has a devastating effect on the tourism industry in the area. „We just hope that it will not last for many days,“ he says.Here are more photos from the lagoon with the ash adding a strange look to the already spectacular landscape. News in English Mest lesið Stúlka í sjóinn við Reynisfjöru Innlent Stóra tjaldið fellt og hætt við brennuna vegna óveðurs Innlent Stúlka flutt á sjúkrahús eftir fall í sjóinn við Reynisfjöru Innlent „Það var töluvert verra veður en spáin sagði“ Innlent Að bugast á hálf nöktum ferðamönnum og beita sektum Erlent „Varla gangfær“ og „skulfu eins og hríslur“ Innlent „Fordæmalaus hitabylgja“ leikur Skandínava grátt Erlent Herjólfur siglir ekki meira í dag Innlent Klíndu límmiðum á Ormsson sem versla ekki einu sinni við Rapyd Innlent „Manneskja sem er komin á þetta plan hlýtur að vera rökþrota“ Innlent
A strange sight met a captain of an amphibious vehicle used to sail on the Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon in Iceland on his way from work yesterday. A large twister, that seemed to be made of volcanic ash, was in the middle of the road. „I just stopped the car, otherwise I would have driven right into it and I didn't want to take that chance,“ says Runolfur Hauksson. Twisters of this kind are rare in Iceland, though not unheard of. Runolfur says that guests at the lagoon, one of Icelands' natural wonders, had all but dissapeared when the volcano in Grimsvotn started erupting on Saturday. That does not mean that the staff has been idle, as the cleanup work leaves plenty to be done. At least four centimetres of ash covered everything in the area right after the eruption began. Runolfur says that the eruption has a devastating effect on the tourism industry in the area. „We just hope that it will not last for many days,“ he says.Here are more photos from the lagoon with the ash adding a strange look to the already spectacular landscape.
News in English Mest lesið Stúlka í sjóinn við Reynisfjöru Innlent Stóra tjaldið fellt og hætt við brennuna vegna óveðurs Innlent Stúlka flutt á sjúkrahús eftir fall í sjóinn við Reynisfjöru Innlent „Það var töluvert verra veður en spáin sagði“ Innlent Að bugast á hálf nöktum ferðamönnum og beita sektum Erlent „Varla gangfær“ og „skulfu eins og hríslur“ Innlent „Fordæmalaus hitabylgja“ leikur Skandínava grátt Erlent Herjólfur siglir ekki meira í dag Innlent Klíndu límmiðum á Ormsson sem versla ekki einu sinni við Rapyd Innlent „Manneskja sem er komin á þetta plan hlýtur að vera rökþrota“ Innlent