Latest Foreign Office travel advice on Italy and Sicily as Mount Etna erupts

Mount Etna, Europe’s largest and most active volcano, has erupted on the Italian island of Sicily, spewing a huge column of smoke and ash into the sky leaving tourists running for their lives with the huge ash cloud growing behind them. Dramatic footage of …

How medieval lessons for managing floods could help those facing them in northern Italy today

Northern Italy has been hit by a series of devastating floods in recent years. In March 2025 and the previous autumn, heavy rainfall hammered the region, swamping fields, farms and towns. More than 3,000 had to leave their homes in Emilia-Romagna, between …

Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano, spews plumes of ash

A huge plume of ash, gas and rock has spewed forth from Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano, but authorities said there was no current danger to the population. Images showed a massive grey cloud billowing from the volcano on the island of …

Italy's Mount Etna volcano erupts

Mount Etna erupted on Monday on the Italian island of Sicily, spewing ash and lava into the air, Italy's volcano monitoring body said. Videos captured the spectacular eruption, showing plumes of ash filling the sky.

Tourists flee after Italy's Mount Etna erupts

Tourists were forced to flee on Monday after Sicily's largest active volcano, Mount Etna, erupted. The Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse issued a brief 'code red' for aviation following the eruption.  The eruption has seemingly subsided for …

Footage shows Italy's Mount Etna erupting – video

Social media footage and CCTV in time-lapse released by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology shows Sicily's Mount Etna erupting, sending columns of volcanic steam and ash into the sky. According to the institute, the cloud was probably …

Residents, tourists stunned as Italy's Mount Etna sends ash plume into air during eruption

Mount Etna eruption mapped: How often does Italy’s ‘Lady of the Rings’ volcano erupt?

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Mount Etna eruption live: Huge volcanic blast in Italy sends tourists fleeing

Mount Etna erupts in Sicily Italy’s Mount Etna has erupted in Sicily, sending tourists visiting the world famous landmark fleeing for safety. Huge black clouds of smoke can be seen for miles after the strombolian explosion. Volanic tremors were felt before …

Italy's Mount Etna in pics: Drone captures chilling views of volcanic eruption as panicked tourists run for safety

Updated On Jun 02, 2025 11:06 PM IST Mount Etna, the huge active volcano in Europe, erupted on Monday, sending terrified visitors fleeing for their lives. ...read more 1 / 7 View Photos in a new improved layout Updated on Jun 02, 2025 11:06 PM IST Lava …