Catania airport in eastern Sicily was
closed temporarily to air traffic on Sunday after a fresh
eruption of nearby Etna covered the runway in volcanic ash.
Airport management company Sac said flights would be suspended
until safety conditions had been restored.
Volcanologists earlier announced increased activity at Europe's
highest active volcano, which however could not be seen directly
due to low cloud cover.
Explosions could reportedly be heard in Adrano and Biancavilla
to the southwest and lavic ash was also reported to have fallen
in the same area and in Catania, further south.
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