The Sicilian volcano Etna shows increased activity

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Flight operations will resume when “security conditions are restored,” the airport company at the foot of Mount Etna said on Facebook on Sunday. Several planes had to be grounded on Sunday because of the ash rain. Images from a reader’s reporter show the ashes on the planes.

“It was very chaotic,” a reader reporter told Blick. He wanted to fly to Milan with his family. From there we return to Switzerland by car. But now he is stuck on the island. “Our next plane leaves tomorrow morning,” he says. “We’ll make the best of it and go eat something,” he jokes.

Photos and videos also showed how cars and roads in the area around the cities of Catania and Adrano were affected by the ash rain. Residents reported on the Telegram platform of locally raining ash and dust.

Etna is the most active volcano in Europe

A loud rumble had been heard in the region since early Sunday morning, the daily “Repubblica” reported. However, heavy clouds around the volcano’s top made it impossible to see the eruption, the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said. The 3300 meter high Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe. It has erupted regularly for about 500,000 years.

Increased activity on the volcano was measured early in the morning, the National Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology announced Sunday. To be on the safe side, civil protection has declared an orange alarm. There were no reports of damage or injuries. (SDA/AFP/wg)

Source: Blick