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Mount Etna, located in Italy's Sicily, has erupted once again, sending a massive plume of smoke and ash high into the sky over the Italian island.
Videos circulating on social media captured dramatic scenes of people fleeing down the slopes of Europe’s most active and largest volcano, as a dense column of smoke loomed overhead..
Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology reported that the volcano was undergoing intense strombolian explosions — a specific type of volcanic activity — which have been increasing in strength.
“A light layer of ash has recently been observed falling in the Piano Vetore area,” the Italian institute noted.
According to the Volcanic Discovery website, seismic activity was detected beginning around 10pm local time, with volcanic tremors intensifying and peaking shortly before 1am.
Meanwhile, the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre in Toulouse — one of nine global centres monitoring volcanic activity for aviation safety — reported that the ash cloud had soared to an altitude of approximately 6,400 metres.
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