Etna belched out a spectacular
double fountain of lava onto its summit towering above Catania
on Monday night.
The fireworks show is part of a 'Strombolian' eruption that
started
yesterday and is ongoing.
Etna is Europe's tallest active volcano.
In its latest show of pyrotechnics in eastern Sicily, the
relatively new crater on the southeastern slope of the ionic
volcano spewed out "sporadic bursts" of lava and ash plumes,
volcanologists said.
Catania's international airport, 60 km to the south, has not yet
been affected, a local crisis unit said.
Bigger blowups in the past have shut down the airport and
covered Catania in ash.
The volcanic activity was said to be subsiding Tuesday.
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