Europe’s most active volcano has erupted again, accompanied by more than 130 earthquakes of up to 4.3 in magnitude.

According to VolcanoDiscovery.com, the eruption is still ongoing, perhaps even intensifying.

A local volcanologist said it was Etna’s “first flank eruption” in more than a decade.

Ash from the 3,350 meter volcano covered nearby villages, and people on the mountainside were told to escape quickly.

Catania airport on Sicily’s eastern coast was closed as a result of the eruption.

The volcano’s most recent eruption took place in November.

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/etna/news/72544/Etna-volcano-Italy-eruption-intensifies-possibly-heading-towards-a-paroxysm.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46675110

Italy’s Mount Etna erupts ash into air prompting airport closure

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December 24, 2018 at 02:51PM