Situationen på Island under kontroll

1. Situation in Iceland is under control. Icelanders and foreign guests are safe. The response by civilian emergency authorities has been exemplary.

2. Day-to-day life in Iceland goes on as usual, as the immediate effects of the volcanic eruption are for the most part localized - limited to an area in the south of Iceland. Businesses and public services throughout the country are open.

3. Foreign visitors in Iceland are being taken care of very well. Some flights have already begun to take passengers from Iceland and it is hoped that more will be able to depart Iceland and in the coming days.

4. Icelandic scientists and civil emergency authorities remain in close contact with counterparts in Europe to monitor the eruption. Duration is impossible to predict.

5. Foreign guests planning to visit Iceland are encouraged to follow developments and seek factual information from the relevant authorities.

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• Volcanic eruptions are a natural phenomenon, beyond any human control, and it is impossible to know for certain when the eruption will end. Its duration is impossible to predict.
• Our scientists are monitoring the situation and updated information in English is provided daily from the civil emergency authorities at www.almannavarnir.is
• Icelanders are resilient people who have learned to live in harmony with the forces of nature.