World News | Mount Etna erupts, Catania rains ash, local airport forced to close

ROME, May 21 (AP) – Europe’s most active volcano, Mount Etna, erupted Sunday, spewing ash into Catania, the largest city in eastern Sicily, forcing the closure of the city’s airport.

Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), which closely monitors Mount Etna with instruments on the slopes, noted that rainy clouds obscured the view of the eruption, which often presents spectacular displays of burning lava during volcanic hiatus Erupts infrequently.

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The institute said ash fell on Catania and at least one town on the inhabited slopes of Mount Etna. No injuries were reported.

Italian state television reported from Catania that the city’s airport would remain closed until at least Sunday evening.

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INGV said monitoring had recorded evidence of heightened tremor activity in recent days.

Residents of the towns of Adrano and Biancavila reported hearing loud noises from the volcano on Sunday, Italy’s ANSA news agency reported.

In early 2021, the eruption continued for several weeks. (Associated Press)

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