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Mount Etna Volcano erupts in Eastern Sicily
Reuters
Mount Etna, one of Europe's largest volcanoes erupted early Tuesday morning in Sicily. Despite lava flowing on the surface, it remains a popular tourist attraction.
Standing at more than three thousand meters over the Sicilian landscape in Italy, Europe’s tallest and most active volcano released a massive eruption of lava, fire, and gas high into the air on Wednesday morning.
At 10:30 am local time, lava started seeping from a crack on the southern slope of the crater called Bocca Nuova which means New Mouth.
No sight of changes were recorded in the volcano's parameters, according to experts.
Italian media reported there were no alarm alerts, with authorities tracking the situation.
In 2013, UNESCO added the volcano as a World Heritage Site, recognizing its strategic geological location and its impact on the local culture and economy.
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