Another eruption of Etna causes a rain of volcanic stones

Etna erupted again on February 16, 2021, in Sicily.

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Angela Platania / IPA / SIPA

Etna experienced this Tuesday a new eruption, spectacular but without danger, which caused a rain of small volcanic stones and ash on Catania, in the east of Sicily.

The airport was closed as a result.

The subsidence of part of the crater of the famous volcano caused lava to overflow and slide along the western wall.

The villages located near the volcano are not, however, in danger, said an official from the National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology (INGV).

ETNA: The photos of the night are

amazing (📸 Giuseppe Tonzuso) pic.twitter.com/U1soVeuP56

- Andre Montaud (@MontaudLive) February 17, 2021

Firefighters on the alert

Images of the eruption show an impressive pink plume of ash above the snow-capped peak of the volcano.

The cloud had largely dissipated that night, but many incandescent lava flows were still visible.

"We have seen worse", commented Stefano Branca, director of the Ingv in Catania, judging that the event started at the end of the afternoon "was not at all worrying".

🔴 Etna, this afternoon and tonight @localteamtv pic.twitter.com/OnBtzCqvp6

- François Beaudonnet (@beaudonnet) February 16, 2021

In the early evening, the firefighters still signaled on Twitter that they were monitoring the evolution of the situation in three small towns at the foot of the volcano.

Etna, with an area of ​​1,250 km², is the highest active volcano (3,324 m) in Europe, with frequent eruptions for around 500,000 years.

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