News update. The eruption goes on and on, and now I can see it. We have lightnings in the ash-clouds visible in the darkness, and in daylight there is a mighty column of steam, smoke, and ash rising up to some 30K if the wind doesn't scatter it before.
Farmlands nearby are under a bombardment of fine ash, so there is a black blizzard in the midst of day. Farmers have been on the go around the clock to tend their lifestock. The next days will reveal how bad things are, but they are getting bad.
The ash will poison surface water and crops, and put a dent in the animal feed production in the country, since this is about the worst time of year to get this on to the ground. This may affect other countries as well.
Many roads are blocked, either for security reasons (many people are eager to win the Darwin award), as well as being severed by floods or simply impassable (poor visibility, and ashes will also eventually stop any engine).
Theonly good news is that, if anything, - the eruption might be on the retreat, - measurements indicate a relived pressure in the magma chambers.
I'll post pictures later.
