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Event:
VO Volcano
Number:
2010-000078
Country:
ISL Iceland
Location:
Eyjafjallajoekull volcano
Date (YMD):
2010-4-14
Time:
Duration:
4
Magnitude:
Information Source:
The National Air Traffic Control Service (Nats) of UK.
Comments:
A massive cloud of volcanic dust has covered vast areas of northern Europe after the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano erupted in Iceland on 14 April. About 20 countries closed their airspace as consequence. The disruption has affected hundreds of thousands of travellers worldwide. An estimated number of 17.000 flights were cancelled during the first two days of the emergency.
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