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Mount Etna erupts in spectacular fashion – in pictures

Monday 5, 2021
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Europe’s most active volcano has been on explosive form, with high lava fountains and several flows of incandescent magma, together with a copious shower of ash and lapilli that reached as far as Catania

A store owner sweeps up ash that fell on Tuesday during an eruption of Mount Etna

Ash from the eruption covers a street in Catania

Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, spews ash and lava, as seen from Catania

Lava gushes from the volcano

Ash and smoke billow into the sky as lava spews from Mount Etna

Photograph: Salvatore Allegra/AP

Ash and smoke billow into the sky as lava spews from Mount Etna

Smoke billows from Mount Etna on Tuesday

The eruption generated about six lava flows that poured into the Valley of the Ox, one of the volcano’s many live craters

A view of the Mount Etna eruption spewing ash, as seen from Paterno

Lava streams descend during the eruption

Etna, in full volcanic activity, as seen from the port of Catania

Tonnes of volcanic ash are thrown up into the atmosphere during the eruption

A night view of the south-east crater complex and the intra-crater of the Bocca Nuova and Voragine crater complexes during explosive activity

The eruption, including strong explosive activity from the south-east crater, was spectacular at times

Photograph: ANSA/AFP/Getty Images

The eruption, including strong explosive activity from the south-east crater, was spectacular at times