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Mount Etna live: Volcano erupts sparking chaos in Sicily as major airport closed
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Mount Etna live: Volcano erupts sparking chaos in Sicily as major airport closed The incident has grounded flights in Sicily as the eruption fills the sky with thick black smoke. Mount Etna in Sicily is erupting, video footage of the mountain shows. Footage shared on social media shows the active volcano on the east coast of the Italian island erupting, with plumes of thick black smoke billowing into the air.
Mount Etna live: Volcano erupts sparking chaos in Sicily as major airport closed
The incident has grounded flights in Sicily as the eruption fills the sky with thick black smoke.
Mount Etna in Sicily is erupting, video footage of the mountain shows.
Footage shared on social media shows the active volcano on the east coast of the Italian island erupting, with plumes of thick black smoke billowing into the air.
Catania Airport has had to suspend flights due to safety fears. Ash reportedly started rising from Etna ar around 7:45am this morning and intensified just before 9am.
Flights ground to a halt at Catania Airport amid Mount Etna eruption
Catania Airport has reportedly suspended flights due to safety fears.