A powerful explosion occurred
Wednesday shortly after noon at Italy's Stromboli volcano with
sand, ash and other volcanic material falling on the surrounding
area.
Some sources on the ground said that the eruption, which was
preceded by a massive boom, was stronger than the one on July 3
that killed a hiker.
No victims have been reported.
The latest eruption was felt by tourists and residents on the
island and others close to it in the surrounding archipelago.
A very high column of smoke was seen even kilometres away.
Incandescent material that came out led to a fire in the area
near the summer of the volcano and in the Forgia Vecchia area on
the inhabited side of Stromboli.
Small fires were also reported in the Ginostra area, where
many people went to a church - which can be reached only via sea
- nearby in order to protect themselves from the ash and
volcanic material.
It was on Ginostra that the hiker Massmo Imesi, 35, from
Milazzo, was killed when taken by surprise by the eruption.
He was with a friend who survived.
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