Etna, Europe's most active volcano, continues to spew fire and lava in Sicily.
The natural event delivers spectacular images.
There should be no danger to the people there.
Rome - After the eruption of the Etna volcano on the southern Italian island of Sicily, the international airport of the city of Catania will remain closed for the time being.
The Ansa news agency reported.
The airport had already announced on Tuesday evening that the runways would have to be cleaned of volcanic ash.
The authorities were watching the activity of the volcano, but the situation was under control, media reports said.
Etna haunted fire and ashes - Strong explosion on the southeast side of the volcano
Etna had previously spat spectacularly fire and ashes.
According to media reports, there was a strong explosion on the southeast side of the volcano.
Numerous users shared photos and videos of the natural spectacle on social media.
There was a huge cloud of smoke rising from the crater and lava flowing down the slope.
The current had reached a height of 2000 meters, wrote the Adnkronos news agency.
No damage or injuries were initially reported.
Ash rain pelted down on the houses, streets and balconies in the city.
On Etna there are always eruptions.
The volcano is in the east of Sicily.
With more than 300,000 inhabitants, Catania is one of the larger cities in the area.
The mountain itself is over 3300 meters high and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Mount Etna (3,330 meters high) in Sicily is the most active volcano in Europe.
There are always smaller and larger eruptions.
In 2018, a series of earthquakes around the volcano in Sicily * shook residents in the middle of the night.
The extent of the destruction was enormous, as a video shows.
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On the southern Italian island of Sicily, Mount Etna has breathed fire and ashes spectacularly.
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