Mount Etna erupts as huge explosion seen for miles
Mount Etna has erupted in Sicily, sending tourists running for their lives. Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe and started erupting again early this morning.
Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said: "Over the past few hours, the activity flagged in the previous statement issued at 4.14am (3.14am BST) has carried on with strombolian explosions of growing intensity that, at the moment, are of strong intensity and nearly continuous."
Volcano Discovery.com reported that a volcanic tremor was felt before the eruption.
The tremor began at around 10pm last night before reaching a peak at 1am. The tremor was localised at an altitude of 2.8km beneath the crater area.
While no volcanic ash cloud has been detected in initial satellite imagery a cloud primarily composed of water vapor and sulphur dioxide (SO2) was observed drifting southwest from the volcano.
Pilots have been issued with a red alert after this morning's eruption.
Although no volcanic ash cloud was detected in initial satellite imagery, a cloud primarily composed of water vapor and sulfur dioxide was observed drifting southwest.
Pilots were being warned to be aware of the potential danger of flying through volcanic ash.
Volcanic ash is hard and abrasive, and can quickly cause significant wear to propellers and turbocompressor blades, and scratch cockpit windows, impairing visibility.
Previous eruptions around the world have seen planes grounded for days due to the potential risk.
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