European highest volcano mount erupts

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News ID: 33287
Publish Date: 9:15 - 25 December 2018
TEHRAN, December 25 -Mount Etna volcano in Italy got active, erupted high column of ash to sky on Monday.

Italy's Mount Etna erupts, authorities close airport

TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The volcanic eruption led to the shutdown of Catania airport on Sicily’s eastern coast.

No injuries were reported yet, according to Reuters.

A chain of around 130 earth tremors have rocked the volcano since around 0800 GMT on Monday, Italy’s National Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology said, with the strongest posting a magnitude of 4.0.

Italy’s Mount Etna is the Europe’s highest and most active volcano.

The 3,330 meter high volcano can burst into spectacular action several times a year, spewing lava and ash high over the Mediterranean island. The last major eruption was in 1992.

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