In the latest news from the volcano clean-up in Iceland, it has come to light that less damage has been done to fish farms than had been feared; and that Grimsvotn tourist merchandise is already flying off the shelves just a week after the volcano blew. Read the full story

An area of southeast Iceland received a very significant amount of ash fall from the Grimsvotn volcano which started erupting on Saturday. Now that the eruption has almost stopped, the clean-up operation is in full swing. Rain has thoroughly washed away the small amount of ash in other Icelandic regions. Read the full story

Olof Yr Atladottir, Iceland’s Director General of Tourism, says damage to the Icelandic tourism sector due to the Grimsvotn volcanic eruption appears to have been minimal. Read the full story

(Press release from the Icelandic government): “The worst is over,” said Icelandic Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir today, “and now the clean-up can begin. Our geoscientists say that the eruption is waning day by day and that the problems arising in our neighbouring countries as a result of volcanic ash should be resolved quickly.” Read the full story

There is light cloud cover over the town of Vik in south Iceland, but it rained there earlier today — cleaning all ash from the air, the town’s rescue squad reports. Read the full story

A group of Icelandic tourist guides visited the Grimsvotn volcano overnight and came to the conclusion that the eruption is over, in their (openly-admitted) unscientific opinion. Scientists are not so bold in their diagnoses and are flying over the Vatnajokull glacier now to take measurements. They are expected back in Reykjavik in just over an hour. Read the full story

“It is not over but it has slowed right down,” says University of Iceland geomorphologist Bjorn Oddsson. The intensity of the volcano at Grimsvotn has been reducing fast since last night. Read the full story

The eruption at southeast Iceland’s Grimsvotn volcano has been getting steadily weaker since yesterday. The ash plume is now reaching a height of three-to-five kilometres and the production of volcanic material is massively lower than at the weekend. Read the full story

Icelandic local governments will be asked to employ jobseekers and students to help people affected by the current Grimsvotn volcanic eruption. A similar project ran last year when the volcano under Eyjafjallajokull erupted. Read the full story

The owner of Hotel Laki in Iceland, in one of the areas worst affected by volcanic ash, says he thinks this summer’s tourist season will be good, despite the current “setback”. He also offered locals bored of the ash to come and stay at the hotel for a change of scenery. Read the full story