Etna erupts again (14)
21 Maggio 2021
CATANIA, MAY 21 - Etna on Friday belched out
another lava plume and column of ashy smoke in the latest of a
string of spectacular eruptions from Europe s tallest active
volcano.
The iconic volcano spewed ash and lapilli into a kilometre-high
column.
The ash was scattered onto nearby Catania but the
eastern Sicilian city s airport s air space was not closed, as
it has been for some recent eruptions.
A southeastern breeze helped take the high and dense column of
lavic ash across the city.
Lapilli also fell onto a number of smaller towns and villages on
Etna s southern slopes including Nicolosi, Trecastagni, Pedara,