{"id":28895,"date":"2025-06-02T21:15:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T21:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=28895"},"modified":"2025-06-02T21:23:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T21:23:53","slug":"mount-etna-erupts-in-sicily-sending-hikers-scrambling-for-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=28895","title":{"rendered":"Mount Etna Erupts in Sicily, Sending Hikers Scrambling for Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Videos circulating on social media showed visitors rushing to descend the mountain as volcanic plumes rose overhead.<\/p>\n

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Tourists on the Italian island of Sicily were forced to flee on Monday from the slopes of Mount Etna, one of Europe\u2019s largest and most active volcanoes, after an eruption sent clouds of gas, rock and ash billowing into the sky.<\/p>\n

There were no reports of injuries or deaths, though videos<\/a> circulating<\/a> on social media<\/a> showed hikers scrambling to descend the mountain as plumes rose overhead. More than 20 percent of the flights arriving at the nearby Catania Airport<\/a> were delayed, according to FlightAware, a company that tracks flight information. Authorities said that there was no risk to the local population.<\/p>\n

The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said in a statement<\/a> that the explosions were confined to the summit area, which was closed to tourists, and were of \u201cstrong intensity.\u201d The institute has since announced on its Facebook account<\/a> that the day\u2019s volcanic activity has ended.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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People watch from the nearby town of Milo as the volcano erupts.<\/span>Giuseppe Di Stefano\/Reuters<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As a popular tourist destination, Sicily welcomes many millions of travelers annually, with more than a million visiting Mount Etna alone. In recent years, authorities have struggled to control imprudent visitors<\/a> who failed to appreciate the risks of getting a close look at the island\u2019s most prominent landmark. Mount Etna, a stratovolcano, or a conical volcano with relatively steep sides, shows almost continuous activity from its main craters and relatively frequent lava flows from craters and fissures along its sides. A previous major eruption had occurred in February<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hannah and Charlie Camper, a couple from England, were vacationing at Villa Carlino House, which sits about 10 miles east of the volcano\u2019s central crater, when volcanic plumes began billowing near the summit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The couple was aware of previous eruptions but thought they would be \u201ccompletely fine,\u201d since \u201cit\u2019s active all the time,\u201d Ms. Camper said in a WhatsApp message. Ms. Camper said they weren\u2019t sure what to do if the activity worsened. They did not receive any emergency messages on their phones. After filming the video, they ran inside and began searching the internet for safety warnings.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were waiting to hear something, but nothing came through even though the smoke was getting bigger and coming toward us,\u201d she said. \u201cAt one point we could see the lava coming down the volcano.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sicily, the setting for the second season of the hit series \u201cThe White Lotus,\u201d<\/a> has grown increasingly popular<\/a> among tourists in recent years, despite being plagued by heat, wildfires and water shortages.<\/p>\n

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Videos circulating on social media showed visitors rushing to descend the mountain as volcanic plumes rose overhead.Tourists on the Italian island of Sicily were forced to flee on Monday from the slopes of Mount Etna, one of Europe\u2019s largest and most active volcanoes, after an eruption sent clouds of gas, rock and ash billowing into the sky.There were no reports of injuries or deaths, though videos circulating on social media showed hikers scrambling to descend the mountain as plumes rose overhead. More than 20 percent of the flights arriving at the nearby Catania Airport were delayed, according to FlightAware, a company that tracks flight information. Authorities said that there was no risk to the local population.The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said in a statement that the explosions were confined to the summit area, which was closed to tourists, and were of \u201cstrong intensity.\u201d The institute has since announced on its Facebook account that the day\u2019s volcanic activity has ended.People watch from the nearby town of Milo as the volcano erupts.Giuseppe Di Stefano\/ReutersAs a popular tourist destination, Sicily welcomes many millions of travelers annually, with more than a million visiting Mount Etna alone. In recent years, authorities have struggled to control imprudent visitors who failed to appreciate the risks of getting a close look at the island\u2019s most prominent landmark. Mount Etna, a stratovolcano, or a conical volcano with relatively steep sides, shows almost continuous activity from its main craters and relatively frequent lava flows from craters and fissures along its sides. A previous major eruption had occurred in February.Hannah and Charlie Camper, a couple from England, were vacationing at Villa Carlino House, which sits about 10 miles east of the volcano\u2019s central crater, when volcanic plumes began billowing near the summit.The couple was aware of previous eruptions but thought they would be \u201ccompletely fine,\u201d since \u201cit\u2019s active all the time,\u201d Ms. Camper said in a WhatsApp message. Ms. Camper said they weren\u2019t sure what to do if the activity worsened. They did not receive any emergency messages on their phones. After filming the video, they ran inside and began searching the internet for safety warnings.\u201cWe were waiting to hear something, but nothing came through even though the smoke was getting bigger and coming toward us,\u201d she said. \u201cAt one point we could see the lava coming down the volcano.\u201dSicily, the setting for the second season of the hit series \u201cThe White Lotus,\u201d has grown increasingly popular among tourists in recent years, despite being plagued by heat, wildfires and water shortages.Follow New York Times Travel on Instagram and sign up for our Travel Dispatch newsletter to get expert tips on traveling smarter and inspiration for your next vacation. Dreaming up a future getaway or just armchair traveling? Check out our 52 Places to Go in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28897,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28895"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28898,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28895\/revisions\/28898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/28897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}