Italy's Mount Etna erupts, authorities close airport

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters



DECEMBER 24, 2018 / 9:43 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

CATANIA, Italy (Reuters) - Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s highest and most active volcano, erupted on Monday, sending a huge column of ash into the sky and causing the closure of Catania airport on Sicily’s eastern coast.

A chain of around 130 earth tremors have rocked the volcano since around 0800 GMT on Monday, Italy’s National Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology said, with the strongest posting a magnitude of 4.0.

There were no reports of any injuries.

The 3,330-meter high volcano can burst into spectacular action several times a year, spewing lava and ash high over the Mediterranean island. The last major eruption was in 1992.

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[2naSalit]

1. Well, disasters for the holidays, oh boy. ...nt

[47of74]

2. tweet from someone realtively nearby

Link to tweet

[pfitz59]

3. I lived in Catania for 3 years

Etna is always erupting...

[CTyankee]

4. Been there twice. Etna is an active volcano. It always erupts as you say.

I've been to Sicily twice and been up Etna. Fascinating place.

[oneshooter]

5. Photo from the 1944 eruption.

?itok=VOVnI6SH It was hard on the aircraft

[Aristus]

6. That's Vesuvius, on the mainland.

Pompeii's bane...

[oneshooter]

7. Googled "Mount Edna"

And got all Mt.Vesuvius. Still hard on aircraft.