Mount Etna Erupted Again

World | October 28, 2002, Monday // 00:00

Europe's biggest and most active volcano - Mount Etna, in the Italian island of Sicily - has come back to life, with dramatic eruptions of ash and boiling lava. The lava flows have reached tourist areas, and the airport in the Sicilian city of Catania has been losed. Mount Etna has had four major eruptions in the last 309 years. Vulcanologists have warned that it is gradually becoming more explosive and more dangerous. After months of silence, Etna's activity resumed early on Sunday, when as many as 200 tremors shook eastern Sicily, causing panic and sending people to the streets. The quakes measured 2.9 to 3.5 on the Richter, according to Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology. More tremors were registered later on Sunday.

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