Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, continues to spew fire and lava in Sicily. The natural event delivers spectacular images. There should be no danger to the people there.
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Rome – After the eruption of the Etna volcano on the southern Italian island of Sicily, the international airport of the city of Catania had to be closed for the time being. Too much volcanic ash on the runway.
The Ansa news agency reported. The airport had already announced on Tuesday evening that the runways would have to be cleaned of volcanic ash. The authorities were watching the activity of the volcano, but the situation was under control, media reports said.
Emergency vehicles cleared the ashes of runways and taxiways all night, tweeted Catania Airport (Aeroporto di Catania) on Wednesday morning. In the meantime, an easyJet plane landed safely at 9 a.m. The airport is fully operational again. Five flights had to be canceled on Tuesday evening.
After the Etna eruption, the city of Catania is also covered by lava ash. The clean-up work in the streets is now beginning, as Ansa reports.
Etna haunted fire and ashes – Strong explosion on the southeast side of the volcano
Etna had previously spat spectacularly fire and ashes. According to media reports, there was a strong explosion on the southeast side of the volcano. Numerous users shared photos and videos of the natural spectacle on social media. There was a huge cloud of smoke rising from the crater and lava flowing down the slope.
The current had reached a height of 2000 meters, wrote the Adnkronos news agency. No damage or injuries were initially reported. Ash rain pelted down on the houses, streets and balconies in the city.
Etna – the most active volcano in Europe
On Etna there are always eruptions. The volcano is in the east of Sicily. With more than 300,000 inhabitants, Catania is one of the larger cities in the area. The mountain itself is over 3300 meters high and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The name Etna comes from the Greek “Aitne” and means: “I’m on fire”.
Mount Etna (3,330 meters high) in Sicily is the most active volcano in Europe. In 2018, a series of earthquakes around the volcano in Sicily * the residents in the middle of the night. The extent of the destruction was enormous, as a video shows.
According to experts, the Etna eruption on February 16, 2020 was expected. There are shorter outbreaks every few weeks. The volcano is very active and is closely monitored by researchers. At 4 p.m. eyewitnesses saw an enormous cloud of ash in the cloudless sky. Then violent explosions shook the slopes of the volcano. Read more from World News Today
