
Audio By Carbonatix
Entrepreneurs in Iceland are cashing in on crisis by selling jars of volcanic ash for £75 on the internet.The grey ash - from volcano Eyjafjallajokull - is being sold in 160 gramme portions in sealed glass containers as souvenirs of the disaster.The ash cloud from the volcano caused havoc to the air industry, grounding flights across Europe, a fortnight ago.One seller, Sofus Gustavsson, says he is giving all his profits to help the clean-up campaign in Iceland which is trying to shift tonnes of volcanic ash."I got the idea from a friend who lives abroad who asked me to send him some ash in an envelope," he said."I thought there must be thousands of people out there who want to remember what happened."Meanwhile, bookies have slashed the odds on a second Icelandic volcano erupting this year following a flood of bets on active volcano Katla.Paddy Power has reduced the odds on Katla blowing its top from 6/1 to 11/8 after receiving one bet of £250, and several of £100.Geologists have growing concerns about an imminent eruption. In the past 1,000 years, all three known eruptions of Eyjafjallajokull have triggered a subsequent eruption of Katla.A Paddy Power spokesman said: "For all our sakes I hope these punters have got it wrong. Katla is the Big Daddy of Iceland's active volcanoes and should it blow it would more than likely spell disaster for the airline industry along with misery for millions of air travelers."Source: orange news
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
Spain’s huge pork industry seeks salvation from swine fever threat
1 hour -
Trump declares victory after rescue but threats to US operation in Iran still loom
1 hour -
US Secret Service investigates reports of gunfire near White House
2 hours -
Current account stability to mitigate pressure on cedi; currency to end year at GH¢11.40 to a dollar
2 hours -
Oil back above $110 after expletive-laden Trump threat to Iran
2 hours -
T-bills auction: Government records 32% undersubscription; interest rates rise again
2 hours -
Economy to remain relatively insulated from fallout of US–Iran conflict – Fitch Solutions
2 hours -
Messi and Suarez score as Inter Miami draw at new stadium
4 hours -
Liverpool ‘gave up’ in FA Cup exit – Van Dijk
4 hours -
Pep’s asistant Lijnders hints at Man City departure for Silva
4 hours -
[Watch Live] Shatta Wale, Kofi Kinaata, and others ignite the grand finale of Gomoa Easter Carnival
4 hours -
Caster Semenya pledges to fight against Olympic gender-testing policy
4 hours -
Four children killed in nursery school stabbing attack in Uganda
4 hours -
Burkina Faso military leader Traore says ‘forget democracy’
4 hours -
DR Congo to receive ‘third-country’ deportees from the US under new deal
5 hours