Ashes to ashes: Locals sweep up volcanic rubble after fresh Mount Etna eruption covers their town with debris Etna’s activity intensified earlier today as it spewed lava at 300 metres high with a subsequent rain of ash Residents in the nearby villages including Giarre, Fornazzo and Catania have been left to clear the debris National Institute … Read more
Mount Etna continued its spectacular eruptions on Monday into Tuesday with jets of lava reaching a thousand meters into the air, as a satellite image was released showing what its deadly rivers of lava look like from space. The eruptions have awed even seasoned volcanologists in recent days with spurts of lava lighting up the … Read more
Mount Etna has erupted for the fourth time in as many days, spewing lava and ash into the skies above Sicily. Dramatic pictures show torrents of molten lava shooting into the air and running down the volcano during the most recent eruption overnight on Sunday. The blast lit up the sky behind nearby Catania, with … Read more
Mount Etna streams red-hot lava and sends columns of ash rising more than 3,000ft in spectacular eruption Eruption started on Tuesday afternoon and sent ash billowing 3,000ft high Catania’s airport was closed and emergency services in nearby villages on alert Footage shows smoke glowing red and yellow as it stretches for miles in the sky … Read more
An eruption at Mount Etna sent a violent stream of lava and smoke hundreds of feet into the air above Sicily Sunday night. Volcanic activity was first detected from the southeast crater shortly before 9:30pm local time. The eruption lasted through Monday morning, with a dense ash plume some three miles high and lava fountains … Read more