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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Bryony Gooch

Mount Etna erupts as lava pours from Europe’s most active volcano

Europe’s largest active volcano Mount Etna has erupted once more with fresh drone footage showing bright orange lava pouring from its fissure.

Mount Etna’s latest eruption began on Friday from a fissure about 3,000 metres above sea level, according to the Etna Observatory of the Italian Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV). By Monday, the lava had descended at least 300 metres lower than the site of its rupture.

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