On the island of Sicily in Italy, the eruption of the Etna volcano began.
This is reported by the Italian news agency ANSA with reference to the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology Italy (INGV).
The Popli Pillars reached a height of 10 km, volcanic dust began to settle southeast of the epicenter of eruption.
INGV after the eruption of the volcano declared the highest (red) aviation hazard code.
Fontanarossa Katania Airport is limited to flights. Representatives of the airport announced that the number of arriving flights will be reduced to six per hour, and part of the territory of the air harbor will be closed.
Etna is the highest active volcano on the European continent. The height of the volcano is about 3 thousand 30 meters.
volcanic activity has been periodically observed on Etne since the beginning of July. Volcano Verver Powerful ash and lava in December 2023 and “silent” until July of this year.