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Mount Etna, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, erupted on Tuesday.
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Italian officials said there was no danger to neighboring villages, but they closed a nearby airport.
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Scroll down to see incredible images of the volcano, which spewed smoke, ash and glowing lava.
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Mount Etna in Sicily, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, spewed smoke, ash and lava in a new eruption earlier this week.
Although the explosion looked dramatic, Italian officials said it posed no danger to any of the surrounding villages and residents did not seem concerned.
Scroll down to see spectacular images of the eruption.
Mount Etna, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, erupted earlier this week.
At about 3,324 meters (11,000 feet), Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe. It is located on the east coast of Sicily, Italy.
Source: Britannica
The volcano erupted on Tuesday, sending plumes of pink ash into the sky …
… and pouring small stones and ashes into neighboring villages.
At night, the clouds disappeared, but the bright lava continued to flow out of the crater.
Here is a closer view of the river of glowing lava flowing down from the volcano at night.
Hot lava continued to shoot from the volcano’s crater.
Although the photos from the event look dramatic, Italian officials told local media: “We’ve seen worse things.”
Mount Etna has erupted frequently in the past 500,000 years.
Source: Euronews
Officials also said the eruption poses no danger to neighboring villages. However, they still closed Catania’s international airport just in case.
Source: The telegraph
Most Sicilians said they were not worried and were used to the eruption of the volcano.
Source: The Independent
Daniele Palumbo, who is originally from Sicily but now lives in London, said it was “always very funny” to see how outsiders react when Etna erupts.
“I think we would be more concerned if all of these events did not happen,” said Palumbo, according to the Independent.
Source: The Independent
The volcano has calmed down, leaving only ashes for city officials to clean.
Source: Discovery of the volcano
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