Millions of people around the world have been tracking the eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjjoell volcano minute-to-minute from their homes through webcams transmitting the activity live online.

More than four million internet users from 150 countries have logged onto http://eldgos.mila.is since the volcano began erupting on April 14 to watch the cloud of ash that has played havoc in European skies, the site's administrators said.

The figure is a record for an Icelandic website, they said, adding that traffic was boosted by the numerous international sites that have posted a link to the webcams.

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