Ashes and clouds of smoke soared 8 km into the sky over Sicily.
On the Italian island of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea, Etna, the highest and most active volcano on the European continent, began to erupt.
This was reported on Friday, February 11, by Reuters.
The night sky was lit up by a glow from hot lava, and puffs of ash and smoke, according to the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology of Italy. rose above the island 8 kilometers up.
The eruption focused on the southeast crater of the volcano at an altitude of about 2900 meters. Three streams of lava erupting from it have already advanced a hundred meters.
Photos and videos of the spectacular natural phenomenon are published by users on social networks.
#Etna is not exactly famous for producing pyroclastic flows, though they are pretty common during her violent paroxysmal episodes. Here it is nice one person for a long time throughout February 10, 2022.
— Boris Behncke (@etnaboris) March 10, 2022
As you know, in Mount Etna there are from 200 to 400 volcanic craters, several times a year one of them ejects lava and ash. On average, an eruption occurs every three months, the last major eruption occurred in 1992.
There were no reports of casualties. Ash emissions did not affect the operation of the airport in Catania, which continues to operate as usual.
Recall that in August 2021, the Etna volcano after the eruptions increased and set a new altitude record – 3357 meters.
