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Europe's most active volcano erupts and flights cancelled as ash spewed onto airport
Story by Milo Boyd • 7:03 pm - 22-5-2023
Planes were grounded and an airport shut last night after Mount Etna erupted.
Europe's most active volcano was spewing a huge dark cloud into the sky on Sunday, raining ash down on Catania, eastern Sicily's largest city, and forcing a suspension of flights at the city's airport.
No injuries have been reported following the blast, which caused a great plume of molten liquid to fire out of the mountain. Ash was seen raining down and covering cars near the volcano.
Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said that ash had fallen on Catania and at least one town on Mount Etna's inhabited slopes.
People in the towns of Adrano and Biancavilla reported hearing loud booms emanating from the volcano on Sunday, the Italian news agency ANSA said.
A video shared on social media shows someone writing 'Grazie Etna' in the layer of ash that covered their car.
While flights have now been restored "with initial limitations", delays are still likely to passengers travelling through the airport are urged to check the status of their flight before departing.
A photographer captured the moment lighting bolts struck the crater of erupting volcano under the night sky
© Emilio Messina Photography / SW
Europe's most active volcano erupts and flights cancelled as ash spewed onto airport
Story by Milo Boyd • 7:03 pm - 22-5-2023
Planes were grounded and an airport shut last night after Mount Etna erupted.
Europe's most active volcano was spewing a huge dark cloud into the sky on Sunday, raining ash down on Catania, eastern Sicily's largest city, and forcing a suspension of flights at the city's airport.
No injuries have been reported following the blast, which caused a great plume of molten liquid to fire out of the mountain. Ash was seen raining down and covering cars near the volcano.
Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said that ash had fallen on Catania and at least one town on Mount Etna's inhabited slopes.
People in the towns of Adrano and Biancavilla reported hearing loud booms emanating from the volcano on Sunday, the Italian news agency ANSA said.
A video shared on social media shows someone writing 'Grazie Etna' in the layer of ash that covered their car.
While flights have now been restored "with initial limitations", delays are still likely to passengers travelling through the airport are urged to check the status of their flight before departing.
A photographer captured the moment lighting bolts struck the crater of erupting volcano under the night sky
© Emilio Messina Photography / SW
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