Photos: Iceland's volcano erupts, blanketing island in ash
In this photo taken on Saturday, May 21, 2011, smoke plumes from the Grimsvotn volcano, which lies under the Vatnajokull glacier, about 200 kilometers east of the capital, Rejkjavik, which began erupting Saturday for the first time since 2004
A cloud of smoke and ash is seen over the Grimsvoetn volcano on Iceland on May 21, 2011.
A cloud of smoke rises from the Grimsvotn volcano, under the Vatnajokull glacier in southeast Iceland May 21, 2011.Reuters
In this photo taken on Saturday, May 21, 2011, smoke plumes from the Grimsvotn volcano, which lies under the Vatnajokull glacier, about 200 kilometers east of the capital, Rejkjavik, which began erupting Saturday for the first time since 2004.
A Swiss tourist stands on highway one, just outside the ash fallout zone in Reykjavik May 22, 2011.
An ash cloud covers the Grimsvoetn volcano on Iceland on May 21, 2011.
Icelandic Photographer Robert Reynisson covers the volcano eruption at the edge of the ash fallout zone in Reykjavik May 22, 2011.
Ash covers the surface of the ground outside a gas station in Kirkjubaejarklaustur, Reykjavik May 22, 2011.
Footprints are seen on a surface of ash outside a gas station in Kirkjubaejarklaustur, Reykjavik May 22, 2011.