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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
Departure boards from Catania Airport shows many of the flights due to arrive this morning were cancelled or diverted to Comiso Airport.
By 8am, some flights were making it to the airport's runway, although the majority were severely delayed.
The 3,357metre high volcano, the tallest in Europe, has been known to erupt multiple times per year, though the last major blast was in 1992.
It is in a near constant state of activity, causing the nearby soils to become incredibly fertile and support acres of sprawling vineyards and orchards.
Due in part to this lush scenery and the view of the towering volcano, the region has become one of the best loved and most visited in Italy.
The eruption is the latest in a string of natural disasters that Italy has had to deal with this year.
View of some columns in the stage of the greek theater in Taormina and a perspective of snowy mount Etna
© Getty Images/iStockphoto
Europe's most active volcano erupts and flights cancelled as ash spewed onto airport
Story by Milo Boyd • 7:03 pm - 22-5-2023
Departure boards from Catania Airport shows many of the flights due to arrive this morning were cancelled or diverted to Comiso Airport.
By 8am, some flights were making it to the airport's runway, although the majority were severely delayed.
The 3,357metre high volcano, the tallest in Europe, has been known to erupt multiple times per year, though the last major blast was in 1992.
It is in a near constant state of activity, causing the nearby soils to become incredibly fertile and support acres of sprawling vineyards and orchards.
Due in part to this lush scenery and the view of the towering volcano, the region has become one of the best loved and most visited in Italy.
The eruption is the latest in a string of natural disasters that Italy has had to deal with this year.
View of some columns in the stage of the greek theater in Taormina and a perspective of snowy mount Etna
© Getty Images/iStockphoto
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