ETNA SPEWS SMOKE AND ASHES IN SPECTACULAR NEW ERUPTION

17/02/2021

Serhat TUNAR -TDO- Severe volcanic eruptions have occurred at Etna, one of the active volcanoes in southern Italy. A state of emergency was declared at Fontanarossa airport and all flights were halted.

According to the statement, a series of violent volcanic eruptions occurred in the southeastern crater of Etna volcano on Tuesday (yesterday) afternoon, starting at around 16: 30 local time, and a lava flow was observed accordingly.

Italian media also reported that smoke from Etna, which spewed lava with powerful volcanic eruptions, spread over a wide area. For this reason, the city of Catania and its surroundings in places ash rain was formed.