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Ill-prepared Trekkers Swarm Mt Etna For High-altitude Selfies

Seeping lava and gleaming white snow has proven irresistible to tourists at Mt. Etna. (Credit: AFP)

Authorities near Sicily's Mount Etna are bracing to control an influx of visitors this weekend, attracted by a two-week flow of lava inspiring high-altitude selfies and other reckless behaviour.

The lava seeping from Sicily's most famous volcano, contrasting with gleaming white snow on the mountainside, has proven irresistible to tourists and others, some of whom have not respected the rules.

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