On the nearby island of Stromboli the Civil Protection agency issued its top, red alert warning the situation there could deteriorate. The volcano there also started erupting earlier this week, sending ash clouds two kilometres into the sky and spilling lava into the sea.
Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:10Published
A large plume of smoke was seen rising from Mount Etna as the volcano erupted on Friday (March 12). Footage filmed by @claardizzz and Giovanni Vicario shows clouds of ash spewing from the volcano.
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