Italy’s national Civil Protection agency had noted on Thursday in an alert that in view of increased volcanic activity, “sudden” variations of Etna’s activity could occur. People in the towns of Adrano and Biancavilla reported hearing loud booms emanating from the volcano on Sunday, the Italian news agency ANSA said. INGV indicated that monitoring had recorded evidence of a stepping up in tremor activity in recent days. No injures were reported.Ĭatania airport said due to ashfall, flight operations were temporarily suspended. The institute said that ash had fallen on Catania and at least one town on Mount Etna’s inhabited slopes. Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, or INGV, which closely monitors Etna with instrumentation on the slopes, noted that cloud cover on a rainy day was impeding views of the eruption, which often serves up a spectacular display of flaming lava during the volcano’s not infrequent eruptions. Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, which monitors Etna, said Sunday that cloud cover on a rainy day was impeding a view of what often is a spectacular display of flaming lava during the volcano's not. ROME (AP) - Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, was erupting on Sunday, spewing ash on Catania, eastern Sicily’s largest city, and forcing a suspension of flights at that city’s airport. Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, is erupting, spewing ash on Catania, eastern Sicily's largest city, and forcing suspension of flights at that city's airport.

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