Julian Price

Volcano Flight Chaos - Ash Cloud Heading to USA and Canada :Navy Ships Drafted In



Posted: Monday, April 19, 2010

by Julian Price
http://www.uk-freelance-content-writer.co.uk/

As the travel chaos caused by the volcanic eruption in Iceland heads into a fifth day, met office officials are warning that the volcanic ash cloud could affect the East coast of Canada and United States later in the day.

More than 68,000 flights have been cancelled since the volcano erupted and hundreds of thousands of people are stranded across Europe and the world as more and more airspace gets closed down as the ash cloud drifts further. There doesn't seem to be any slowing of the eruption either so the disruption could continue for days or even weeks.

The Government held emergency COBRA (Cabinet Office Briefing Room A) meetings this morning to discuss the ongoing crisis with officials in the travel and aviation industries calling for a review of the airspace closure. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced that Navy Ships will help return stranded Britons home.

Eurostar are running as many extra trains as they can for people seeking alternative modes of travel between the UK and mainland Europe.

It's not just holidaymakers that are being left stranded as many world leaders were unable to travel to the funeral of Polish President Lech Kacyznski on Sunday because of all the flight restrictions.

The world of Sport is suffering also, where the UEFA Champions League Semi Finals have been hit. Barcelona soccer team are said to be travelling by road for their first leg match against Inter Milan, in Milan and Lyon will make the trip by coach to Munich for their clash with Bayern Munich. As for the Europa Cup Semi Finals involving Liverpool, Athletico Madrid, Fulham and Hamburg, a decision is yet to be made.

As nature vents its fury in Iceland, humanity can do nothing but watch and wait until the crisis unravels.
Julian has diplomas in freelance journalism (with distinction), copywriting and proofreading. He is also a creative writer and poet who writes both professionally and for pleasure. Julian has written articles for an internet marketing company and although this medium is often restricted by topic, his writing still maintains a unique and often humourous style, with many of his articles achieving good results on search engines. He has found the discipline involved with this kind of work to be a great writing exercise and believes it enhances and improves other areas of his writing. Julian is becoming an established freelance writer and many of his articles here at searchwarp are a showcase of the variety and quality of his work.

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» left by Adam Lee 2 years 25 days ago.
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Yes, we are powerless when nature as much as twitches! Nice summary.
» left by Julian Price 2 years 23 days ago.
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Thanks for reading Adam, much appreciated!
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