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Before dawn so we didn't have a clear vision or clear sight of it, but we know it was a very loud explosion according to the usgs. we were told a plume cloud shot up 30,000 feet and that would be ash and other debris during our drive in here closer to volcano's national park. it sounded like small pebbles were hitting our windshield. that was something they were concerned about, ash and small rock raining down. we don't know if we've had that catastrophic steam explosion which could have sent boulders the size of refrigerators and cars into the air. we're still waiting for confirmation from th...

Underneath a glash refer underneath a glacier, it flooded these fields. now you're seeing mud, rock and ice balls. so far the damage has been limited to flooding, some buckled roads, there have been no fatalities, 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'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 d...

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...

>> reporter: what he does know is that this weekend will be tense. >> so gary, what do 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 iceland and regularly volcanos in iceland don't last very long. but like i just told you, this volcano in 1821 lasted two years. that could be trouble. and volcanos happened in the 18th century, 9,000 people, a quarter of the population, were killed during ...