Iceland volcano: Spectacular images of the Grimsvotn ash cloud [PHOTOS]
![The Grimsvotn volcano as seen from space. The Grimsvotn volcano as seen from space.](https://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/103487/grimsvotn-volcano-seen-space.jpg)
![The Grimsvotn volcano as seen from space. The Grimsvotn volcano as seen from space.](https://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/103487/grimsvotn-volcano-seen-space.jpg)
![A car is seen through a cloud of ash at the Geirland farm near Kirkjubaejarklaustur. A car is seen through a cloud of ash at the Geirland farm near Kirkjubaejarklaustur.](https://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/103489/car-seen-through-cloud-ash-geirland-farm-near-kirkjubaejarklaustur.jpg)
![A smoke plume rises from the eruption of the Grimsvotn volcano A smoke plume rises from the eruption of the Grimsvotn volcano](https://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/103488/smoke-plume-rises-eruption-grimsvotn-volcano.jpg)
![A plane flies past the ash cloud above the Grimsvotn volcano A plane flies past the ash cloud above the Grimsvotn volcano](https://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/103494/plane-flies-past-ash-cloud-above-grimsvotn-volcano.jpg)
![Flights were disrupted across northern Europe Flights were disrupted across northern Europe](https://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/103493/flights-were-disrupted-across-northern-europe.jpg)
![Graphic showing the progress of the ash cloud Graphic showing the progress of the ash cloud](https://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/103491/graphic-showing-progress-ash-cloud.jpg)
![Graphic showing the progress of the ash cloud Graphic showing the progress of the ash cloud](https://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/103492/graphic-showing-progress-ash-cloud.jpg)
![The volcano stopped erupting on Wednesday morning The volcano stopped erupting on Wednesday morning](https://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/103490/volcano-stopped-erupting-wednesday-morning.jpg)
Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano has sent thousands of tonnes of ash into the sky over the last few days, raising fears of a repeat of the travel chaos seen across northern Europe almost a year ago.
The ash cloud reached the U.K. on Tuesday morning and has since spread across northern Europe causing disruption to hundreds of flights and raising fears of a similar scenario to last year - when European airspace shut-down for six days after the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, also in Iceland, erupted. More than ten million people were affected and airlines lost around £1.3bn.
Airspace above the U.K. is expected to remain clear until at least 1900 GMT as high-density volcanic ash dissipates. Domestic flights resumed today as airlines recovered from yesterday's disruption.
But European flights will still be subjected to cancellations as ash from the volcano drifts over northern Germany.
We take a look at some of the most spectacular images from the past few days.
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