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Themselves so far very lucky. because the last eruption of this volcano was almost 190 years ago, his family hasn't dealt with something like this. he just doesn't know what to expect. >> translator: i don't know. you don't know. there's no way to know. >> reporter: what he does know is that this weekend will be tense. >> so, gary, what experts say, i mean, about how long this huge plume cloud of ash is going to be there and cause a threat? >> reporter: these experts know a lot, anderson, but they don't know enough to tell us how long it will last. usually when there are volcanos here in icela...

Particular volcano erupted was in 1821. it was 190 years ago, and those eruptions lasted about two years. they're sure hoping it doesn't last that long this time. what's happened from this volcano, it flooded the feedings because it happened under a glacier. you're seeing mud, muck, rocks, so far damage limited to the flooding. no fatalities and no injuries and the people of iceland consider themselves so far very lucky. because the last eruption of this volcano was almost 190 years ago, his family hasn't dealt with something like this. he just doesn't know what to expect. >> translator: i don...

Volcano in 1821 lasted two years. that would be big trouble. and icelanders, they know about the volcanos that happened in the 18th century. 9,000 people, a quarter of the population, were killed during the volcano back then. they do not expect fatalities during this but they expect the possibility of property damage. >> yeah, and that country already been hit hard economically. it's the worst thing that could possibly happen and possibly causing problems for all of europe. boeing tells us in the past 30 years, more than 90 jet-powered airplanes from volcanic ash suffered results. tonight we...

Scared. i was shocked afterwards. i was standing here and watched the water come. >> reporter: his family is feverishly building a dike in case more floodwaters pour down the mountain. but it's the approaching volcanic ash which can destroy home homes. so many others in iceland in a little over an hour's drive from the capital. people are sealing their windows and doors in hope the ash doesn't ruin their homes. the deputy is with the local police department. how scary is this for the community, the eruption of this volcano? >> well, it's pretty serious because it's mostly because the propertie...

>> airport hotels are overflowing. trains are facing unprecedented demand. the eurostar is fully booked until monday, and ferries are turning passengers away. >> front-runner for monday's boston marathon is stuck in paris. the norwegian prime minister is still stuck in new york, running his country from his ipad. >> here in iceland we're used to volcanos. this one, by the way, the last time it went off was in 1821, almost 190 years ago. when it erupted, it lasted two years. they're sure hoping it doesn't last two years this time. >> on twitter, the strand ready venting. no hope on the horizon....