“Come together, rise up.” What’s the wave like? “The Thorlakshofn point break is the only consistent surf spot we have in Iceland,” wrote Steinarr Lár, Chairman of the Icelandic Surfing ...

Residents in the town of Thorlakshofn, east of the eruption site, were told to stay indoors to avoid exposure to volcanic gases, Iceland's Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management said.