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The Volcano Aftermath
Here are photos that show what an volcono eruption under Vatnajokull
can do.
It ruined the nationol highway when the glacierwater came down and
ran over the highway.
The size of the flood that came was huge !
In numbers it was about 50,0000 thousand cubic meters per second
This happened in fall of 1995
Click on the photos to see them bigger.
| Icebergs covered Skeidara sand.
In the distance you can see Vatnajokull, the glacier. |
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| Here you can see the size of
the icebergs in comparison to the Jeeps. |
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| Here one of the bridges has
collapsed. You can see the top of a Jeep near the remains of the
bridge. In the distance is Vatnajokull. |
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| And here is the Jeep at the
bridge. |
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| Where there are no bridges
left , you cross like this over the rivers. |
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| And the power of the flood
can do this to the bridges. |
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