Italy’s Mt. Etna erupts sending people running for safety
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FILE VIDEO – Skiing on an erupting volcano certainly isn’t for the faint-hearted, but it wasn’t enough to deter a team of professional skiers recently, who glided where lava meets snow on the flank of Mount Etna.
An eruption has occurred at Italy’s Mt. Etna volcano on Monday, sending people scrambling for safety as dangerous pyroclastic flows sweep down the mountain.
Few details have been released, but photos and videos near the area show thick, toxic smoke rising into the sky as the eruption continued, while pyroclastic flows barreled down the side of the volcano.
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CATANIA, ITALY – JUNE 02: Mount Etna exhibits a Strombolian eruption, with a volcanic plume rising from the southeast crater, on June 02, 2025 in Catania, Italy. An orange aviation warning has been issued. The images show aerial views of the volcano with the city of Catania in the background. (Photo by Fabrizio Villa/Getty Images)
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CATANIA, ITALY – JUNE 02: Mount Etna exhibits a Strombolian eruption, with a volcanic plume rising from the southeast crater, on June 02, 2025 in Catania, Italy. An orange aviation warning has been issued. The images show aerial views of the volcano with the city of Catania in the background. (Photo by Fabrizio Villa/Getty Images)
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Other images show people on the volcano at the time of the eruption running for safety.
No other information was immediately available.
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