Watch: Glowing ash, smoke fill skies in Italy's Sicily as Mount Etna volcano, Europe's tallest, erupts
Visuals shared on social media showed ashes and smoke rising from Mount Etna which briefly disrupted flight ops at Catania airport in Sicily.
Mount Etna, Europe's tallest active volcano, erupted on Saturday, spewing glowing ash and smoke into the skies over Sicily's Catania airport, causing a brief suspension of flight operations. Following the volcanic activity alert level downgrade from RED to ORANGE, flight operations resumed the same day, gradually restoring services.
The National Institute for Geophysics and Vulcanology reported ongoing intense explosive activity with alternating phases of strong and less intense eruptions. Etna, standing at 3,324 meters, is the tallest active volcano in Europe and has a history of frequent eruptions over the past 500,000 years. While eruptions are common, this one disrupted the daily lives of locals.
The site was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013. Meanwhile, Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted earlier in the week, prompting the evacuation of at least 1,700 people and mudflows descending up to 7 kilometers. The Fuego eruption officially ended on Wednesday, although it lasted for two days, according to national experts.
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