Tourists run for their lives as famous volcano erupts in Europe holiday hotspot
Mount Etna has erupted in Sicily, sending people running for their lives. Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe and started erupting again early this morning.
Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said: "Over the past few hours, the activity flagged in the previous statement issued at 4.14am (3.14am BST) has carried on with strombolian explosions of growing intensity that, at the moment, are of strong intensity and nearly continuous.
"Over the past few hours, the falling of a little thin ash has been flagged in the Piano Vetore area."
Accoridng to Volcano Discovery.com a volcanic tremor was felt before the eruption. The tremor began at around 10pm local time before reaching it peak just before 1am. The tremor was localised at an altitude of 2.8km beneath the crater area.
Accoridng to Volcano Discovery.com a volcanic tremor was felt before the eruption.
The tremor began at around 10pm local time before reaching it peak just before 1am.
The tremor has been localised at an altitude of 2.8km beneath the crater area.
#Etna éruption en live pic.twitter.com/EUeurtMVSN
Mount Etna has erupted in Sicily. Dramatic footage shows people running for their lives below an ash cloud.
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