The outbreak surprised dozens of tourists the immediate vicinity of the place where the event occurred and caused moments of fear and uncertainty.
An impressive smoke column He has risen again on Monday from the ETNA crater, the most active volcano in Europe, located on the Italian island of Sicily. The new eruptive phase, initiated at dawn, has left spectacular images that have once again demonstrated the force of nature.
The eruption began with a strong explosion and the collapse of the southeast craterwhich generated a visible pyroclastic flow from several kilometers away. The surveillance cameras of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) captured how a dense cloud of volcanic material descended through the Leone Valley, without exceeding its edge.
At the same time, a lava fountain was activated at the top, feeding a flow that went to the Bove Valley. The volcanic tremor reached extremely high levelswith a strong infrasonic activity focused on the same crater zone.
According to the INGV, the eruptive cloud has exceeded 5,000 meters high and has moved to the west-southwest, pushed by the wind, generating concern for possible impacts on air traffic. At the moment, the Catania airport remains operational.
The Etna volcano erupted and lights the alarms in Italy
Pyroclastic flows, such as that registered during this eruption, They are one of the greatest dangers that a volcano can present. These currents, which mix hot gases, ashes and rock fragments, move at speeds that exceed 100 km/Hy can reach temperatures of up to 1,000 degrees.
Unlike lava flows, slower and predictable, pyroclastic suddenly arise, leaving little reaction margin.
The spectacularity of the phenomenon has caught numerous tourists and curious that were in the vicinity of ETNA. Many of them have been forced to evacuate the area in a precipitous way at the beginning of the eruption.
In recent years, the growing popularity of ETNA as a tourist destination He has forced to strengthen security protocols in recent years, But this new episode again focuses on the need for prevention to volcanic risks. Quickly, social networks have been filled with images and videos of the eruption, captured by those present and shared in their ‘X’ accounts. In addition, the height that smoke has reached has caused the eruption to have been visible from many parts of the island.
Source: Ambito
