Photos: Italy's Mount Etna volcano erupts, shooting lava, ash into night sky
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Photos: Italy's Mount Etna volcano erupts, shooting lava, ash into night sky Eruption at Mount Etna, in the late afternoon there was a major increase in volcanic activity at the Southeast Crater, followed by a violent pyroclastic flow accompanied by tall lava fountains and lava flows along the flanks of the Southeast crater, photo taken from the village of Milo near Catania on February 16, 2021. (Salvatore Allegra/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Photos: Italy's Mount Etna volcano erupts, shooting lava, ash into night sky Eruption at Mount Etna, in the late afternoon there was a major increase in volcanic activity at the Southeast Crater, followed by a violent pyroclastic flow accompanied by tall lava fountains and lava flows along the flanks of the Southeast crater, photo taken from the village of Milo near Catania on February 16, 2021. (Salvatore Allegra/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Photos: Italy's Mount Etna volcano erupts, shooting lava, ash into night sky Mount Etna erupts in Sicily, sending plumes of ash and spewing lava into the air. (Marco Restivo/Barcroft Media via Getty Images)
Photos: Italy's Mount Etna volcano erupts, shooting lava, ash into night sky A night view of Etna's southeast crater during explosive activity with lava fountains on February 15, 2021, in Catania, Italy. (Fabrizio Villa/Getty Images)
Photos: Italy's Mount Etna volcano erupts, shooting lava, ash into night sky Etna, this afternoon, in full volcanic activity as seen from the port of Catania. The emission of a high cloud of lava ash dispersed southwards. (Fabrizio Villa/Getty Images)
Photos: Italy's Mount Etna volcano erupts, shooting lava, ash into night sky Eruption at Mount Etna, in the late afternoon there was a major increase in volcanic activity at the Southeast Crater, followed by a violent pyroclastic flow accompanied by tall lava fountains and lava flows along the flanks of the Southeast crater, photo taken from the village of Milo near Catania on February 16, 2021. (Salvatore Allegra/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Photos: Italy's Mount Etna volcano erupts, shooting lava, ash into night sky Large lapilli of volcanic ash from Mount Etna fell on the city this afternoon during the volcano's strong explosive activity on February 16, 2021, in Catania, Italy. (Fabrizio Villa/Getty Images)
Photos: Italy's Mount Etna volcano erupts, shooting lava, ash into night sky A passer-by with an umbrella in the streets of Catania protects himself from the volcanic ash from Mount Etna that fell this afternoon during volcanic activity on February 16, 2021, in Catania, Italy. (Fabrizio Villa/Getty Images)
Photos: Italy's Mount Etna volcano erupts, shooting lava, ash into night sky Eruption at Mount Etna, in the late afternoon there was a major increase in volcanic activity at the Southeast Crater, followed by a violent pyroclastic flow accompanied by tall lava fountains and lava flows along the flanks of the Southeast crater, photo taken from the village of Milo near Catania on February 16, 2021. (Salvatore Allegra/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Photos: Italy's Mount Etna volcano erupts, shooting lava, ash into night sky A car with volcanic ash from Mount Etna falling on the city this afternoon during the volcano's strong explosive activity on February 16, 2021, in Catania, Italy. (Fabrizio Villa/Getty Images)
Photos: Italy's Mount Etna volcano erupts, shooting lava, ash into night sky Eruption at Mount Etna, in the late afternoon there was a major increase in volcanic activity at the Southeast Crater, followed by a violent pyroclastic flow accompanied by tall lava fountains and lava flows along the flanks of the Southeast crater, photo taken from the village of Milo near Catania on February 16, 2021. (Salvatore Allegra/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)