Video: Italy's Mount Etna erupts in dramatic plume of smoke and ash
A huge plume of ash, gas and rock spewed Monday from Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's largest active volcano, but authorities said there was no current danger to the population. Cloud emission had ended by the afternoon, according to an official update.
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Sicily’s Mount Etna erupted on Monday, sending a cloud of smoke and ash several kilometres into the air, but officials said the activity posed no danger to the population.
The level of alert due to the volcanic activity was raised at the Catania airport, but no immediate interruptions were reported.
An official update declared the ash cloud emission had ended by the afternoon.
The event was captured in video and photos that went viral on social media. Tremors from the eruption were widely felt in the towns and villages on Mount Etna's flanks, Italian media reported.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP)
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