“We don’t yet know how this eruption will unfold, but we must still take those actions that are within our power,” the president said.
“We continue to hope for as good an outcome as possible, in the face of these tremendous forces of nature,” he added. “We will carry on with our responsibilities and we will continue to stand together.”
Iceland, which sits above a volcanic hot spot in the North Atlantic, averages one eruption every four to five years. The most disruptive in recent times was the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which spewed clouds of ash into the atmosphere and disrupted trans-Atlantic air travel for months.
The latest eruption isn’t expected to release large amounts of ash into the air. Operations at Keflavík Airport are continuing as normal, said Gudjon Helgason, spokesman for airport operator Isavia.
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