Mount Etna, in the Sicily, held a fierce performance on Monday, emitting a cloud of smoke and ash a few kilometers (miles) in the air, but officials said the event was not dangerous to the population.
The alert levels due to volcanic activity were raised at the Catania airport, but were not immediately interrupted. The official update announced that the ash cloud emissions have ended.
The INGV National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanoology in Italy said the wonder of Europe's most active volcanoes was caused when a portion of the southeast crater collapsed, causing hot lava flows. This is the 14th phase in recent months.
On Monday, June 2, 2025, smoke from Mount Etna, Italy was rolling. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Distefano).
Catania INGV official Stefano Branca said the hazardous area was limited to the summit of Etna, which was a precautionary measure.
Sicily's president Renato Schifani said the lava flows emitted from the eruption did not pass through the natural containment zone and “has no danger to the population.”
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The event was captured in videos and photos that were all the rage on social media. According to Italian media reports, the shaking of the eruption was widely felt in the towns and villages on the side of Mount Etna.
The video shows tourists running along a trail in the huge volcano with a distance of smoke in the background. Tours are popular on ETNA, which is about 3,300 meters (nearly 11,000 feet) high and has a surface area of about 1,200 square kilometers (about 460 square miles).
On Monday, June 2, 2025, smoke from Mount Etna, Italy was rolling. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Distefano).
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