The Latest Breaking News from Catania

Mount Etna eruption causes 15,000 passengers severe travel disruption as flights cancelled and diverted

Italy has the highest concentration of active volcanoes in continental Europe

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024

‘Anything can be edible’: how Italians are making a meal of invasive crabs

Blue crabs with no natural predators have been disrupting prized shellfish populations on Italy’s coast. So revenge is on the menu

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024

Mount Etna volcanic eruption forces Sicily’s main airport to close

Around 200 flights to and from Sicily were disrupted after the eruption of Mount Etna forced nearby Catania airport to close.

Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2023

EasyJet launches two new summer routes from Scottish airport

EASYJET has launched two new routes from Scotland ...

The National (Scotland) · Jun 5, 2023

What are my passenger rights after Italy’s Mount Etna volcano eruption?

With volcanic activity causing travel chaos, it pays to know your rights if a flight is cancelled

The Independent UK · May 22, 2023

Europe's most active volcano erupts and flights cancelled as ash spewed onto airport

Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna erupted on Sunday, raining ash down on Catania, eastern Sicily's largest city, and forcing a suspension of flights at the city's airport

Daily Mirror · May 22, 2023

Flights grounded as Mount Etna coats Catania in thick layer of ash

Monitors on Europe’s most active volcano have been showing increased tremors in recent days

The Independent UK · May 22, 2023

Mount Etna eruption grounds flights at Sicily’s Catania airport

Flights resume at 9am on Monday with delays expected

Evening Standard · May 22, 2023

Mount Etna eruption halts flights to Sicily's Catania airport

Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted on Sunday after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna spewed volcanic ash onto its runways, airport authorities said.

Reuters · May 21, 2023

CCTV shows moment brazen thieves use stolen digger to steal entire cash machine

The gang of thieves use heavy construction machinery to tear the cash machine from the wall of a post office in Valverde near Catania in Sicily before they load it into the back of a white van

Daily Mirror · Mar 17, 2023