Etna on Wednesday belched out
another lava plume and a six-kilometre-high column of ashy smoke
in the latest of a
string of spectacular eruptions from Europe's tallest active
volcano.
The iconic volcano spewed ash and lapilli into the towering
column.
The ash was scattered onto nearby Catania but the eastern
Sicilian city's airport's air space was not closed, as it has
been for some recent eruptions.
The volcano also emitted a fresh lava flow.
Volcanology institute INGV said it was the latest "paroxysm" in
Etna's new phase of volcanic activity, which began in
mid-February.
The INGV also said it had found the "beating heart" of the
volcano which is fuelling the activity, and "the energy inside
the volcano is increasing".
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