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Catania airport reopens after Etna eruptions

Stromboli on red alert after volcanic activity there

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 5 - Flights at Catania airport resumed on Friday, albeit with some limitations, after being closed for much of the day due to ash on the runways and other areas because of eruptions on Mount Etna, while the Sicilian island of Stromboli remains on red alert because of volcanic activity there.
    Catania Mayor Enrico Trantino has issued an order banning people from using two-wheeled forms of transport for 48 hours and setting a speed limit of 30 km/h because of the ash.
    The civil protection department has told people on Stromboli to monitor the information provided by the local authorities due to the alert there.
    "At the moment Stromboli's volcano is under special surveillance" said Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci.
    He said the civil protection department would hold a meeting to assess the situation on Friday, adding that each part of the island's emergency evacuation plan was being verified. (ANSA).
   

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