Etna erupted again and raised a surprising plume of smoke

The Etna volcano, located in the south of Italy, It erupted again this Tuesday and surprised the citizens of Sicilyas he raised a column of smoke longer than a kilometer this complicated visibility in the surrounding towns.

In reality, Catania airport had to cancel its daily activities, since the proximity of the volcano and the ash suspended in the air complicated the clarity of the planes.

“Due to the eruptive activity of Etna and the contextual consequences of volcanic ash, Catania airport is currently closed», Announced the airport authorities on social networks.

Strong explosive activity and lava flows were recorded at 16, local time, and caused a generous rain of ashes and stones up to a centimeter in diameter.

The eruption lasted for at least an hour, according to the local Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, when lava flows finished coming out of the crater. For its part, The rivers which flow towards the valley of Bove, on the eastern slope of the volcano, remain active.

The rash it did not pose a danger to neighboring populations and the roads in the area continued to function normally. Etna, with 3322 meters high, is the highest active volcano in Europe.