Mount Etna and Stromboli spew lava and ash as Italian volcanos dramatically erupt

Two Italian volcanoes have dramatically erupted, spewing lava and ash clouds which closed a nearby airport. Mount Etna, on the island of Sicily, and Stromboli, just off the north coast of the island, began erupting the first week in July. Catania airport, the main airport on Sicily, was closed as a precaution due to the ash cloud from Etna, which showered the city of the same name in black dust. Meanwhile hundreds of firefighters were rushed to Stromboli as lava tumbled from the volcano into the sea.
Evacuation plans have been prepared for the tiny island - population 500 - in case the situation worsens. Italy has four active volcanoes, with Mount Vesuvius and Volcano, near Stromboli, being the other two. Etna and Stromboli are both in a state of continuous eruption but lava and smoke is not always visible. Vesuvius last erupted in 1944 and was the last volcano to erupt in continental Europe, while Volcano last erupted in the late 19th century. #volcano #Etna #mountetna

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