Mount Etna, in the Sicily, held a fierce performance on Monday, radiating a cloud of smoke and ash.
Although the outbreak has caused some tourists to scramble, officials say the activity is not dangerous to the population.
The alarm level was raised at the Catania airport due to volcanic activity, but there was no immediate interruption. The official update announced that the ash cloud emissions have ended.
Videos and photos of the eruption show a sudden series of material and ash extending from the side of the mountaintop as if the volcano was split halfway.
Footage shared on social media shows visitors running along the sides of vast volcanoes, with smoke spinning for a distance in the background. Travel is very popular on ETNA, which is about 3,300 meters high and has a surface area of about 1,200 square kilometers.
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, resulting in hot lava flows and accompanying ash.
According to observations recorded by the institute, the height of the volcanic clouds reached 6,500 meters. This is the 14th phase in recent months.
Catania INGV official Stefano Branca said the hazardous area was limited to the summit of Etna, which was a precautionary measure. The southeast crater is located at an altitude of about 2,800 meters.
Sicily’s president Renato Schifani said the lava flow emitted from the eruption did not pass through the natural containment zone and “is no danger to the population.”
ETNA Mountain is a dramatic fit for the most active volcano in Europe. The volcano attracted the eyes in mid-May, when it shot the feathers and ash clouds of lava into the sky, feeding two modest lava flows near its active southeast crater.
According to Italian media reports, the tremor that broke out on Monday was widely felt in the towns and villages on the side of Mount Etna.
Civil protection in Sicily recommends hikers avoid summits of the volcano until further notice.
