It was reported that volcanic activity has been increasing in the last few days on the island of Sicily, and following Etna, where lava and ash eruptions reached their highest level yesterday, volcanic eruptions also occurred in Stromboli, another active volcano in the south of the country.
It was reported that the volcano on Stromboli Island, part of the Aeolian archipelago, began spewing ash and some lava yesterday, with lava and rock fragments falling into the sea.
RED ALERT ISSUED
In the information shared by the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), it was noted that the ash erupted by the Stromboli Volcano reached a height of approximately 2 kilometers.
In a post by the Prime Ministry Civil Defense Department on the X platform, it was announced that the alarm level was raised to the highest level, “red”, due to intense volcanic activity in Stromboli.
It was reported that the Director General of Civil Protection, Fabrizio Curcio, convened an emergency operations committee to evaluate steps to protect the islanders from the effects of the volcano and to monitor the situation.
THE SITUATION MAY GET WORSE
Italy’s Minister of Civil Protection and Maritime Policy, Nello Musumeci, said Stromboli has been given the highest level of red alert, warning that the situation could worsen. Musumeci said Stromboli is being monitored and that emergency evacuation plans are in place.
On the other hand, air transportation was also affected by the ash and smoke cloud rising from Mount Etna, whose volcanic activity reached its highest level yesterday during the day and reached a height of approximately 4.5 kilometers.
FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED
It was announced that Etna’s ashes reached the city of Catania and Fontanarossa Airport, and that flights at the airport were suspended as a precaution as of this morning.
Mount Etna on the island of Sicily is 3,300 meters high, while the Stromboli volcano is 920 meters above sea level. Experts state that although Mount Etna and Stromboli, which are located in close proximity to each other, have some common features, their volcanic activities have fundamentally different characteristics and are not connected to each other. (AA)
