Europe’s largest active volcano sent lava to the Valle del Bove after sudden activity. The Ingv of Catania reports that two powerful lava arms originated from the largest of three active volcanoes in Italy.
The first ‘arm’ jumped from the south-eastern crater and is on its way to the Valle del Bove, which is deserted.
The second lava overflow was detected on the north side of the same crater.
There is intense Strombolian activity in the volcano on the island of Sicily.
Thrombolic eruptions involve moderate eruptions of expanding gases that emit lumps of lava into small eruptions.
The phenomenon is confined to the summit of the volcano, but is also visible on the hill town of Taormina, 30 miles away.
Boris Behncke, a volcanologist, said the lava was heading east.
He tweeted on Sunday: “Since this morning, January 17, 2021, there has been a small lava flow from # Etna’s Southeast crater to the east, reaching a length of several hundred meters.”
Mr Behncke works for INGV-Osservatorio Etneo in Catania, Sicily.
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People living in the vicinity of the famous volcano also went to Twitter to describe the scenes.
A British man named Peter said he watched the outburst over a glass of wine from the comfort of his home.
He tweeted a beautiful photo of the night sky illuminated by lava.
He said: “Sit in my garden with a glass of vino and watch the Etna blow.
“Completely spectacular.”
Local authorities issued an ash warning after the pieces of black goods were found as far as Fleri, 18 miles from Etna.
On Christmas Eve of 2018, Etna broke out and closed the local airspace.
Two days later, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake shook the nearby city of Catania.
Four people were injured and buildings were damaged. Fortunately, there were no deaths.
Additional reporting by Maria Ortega.