Italy's Mount Etna erupted early Monday, causing tourists to flee as it spewed a massive plume of hot volcanic debris into the air. Videos circulating on social media purportedly show people on ...

Mount Etna's eruption, captured by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, revealed massive plumes of ash and smoke, as lava streaked down the side of the volcano.

Mount Etna's eruption, captured by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, revealed massive plumes of ash and smoke, as lava streaked down the side of the volcano.

Mount Etna, the rambunctious volcano on the Italian island of Sicily, grumbled back to life on Monday, spewing hot ash and lava in a pyroclastic flow, the nation's volcano monitoring body said.

Mount Etna erupted in June 2025 while numerous tourists were in the area. Learn more about the volcano and how often it erupts every year.

MILAN (AP) — Mount Etna, the volcano that towers over eastern Sicily, has again captivated the world with a spectacular show, spewing smoke and high into the sky.

Europe’s largest and most active volcano, Mount Etna, is located on the eastern coast of Sicily, Italy, in the province of Catania, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Smoke rises from the crater of the Etna volcano as it erupts, on Mount Etna near Catania, Italy, on Monday. A huge plume of ash, gas and rock spewed forth from Europe's highest active volcano.

Tourists on the Italian island of Sicily were forced to flee on Monday from the slopes of Mount Etna, one of Europe’s largest and most active volcanoes, after an eruption sent clouds of gas ...

Smoke billows from Mount Etna volcano, Italy, June 2, 2025. Giuseppe Distefano/AP Two American tourists are speaking out after escaping the eruption of Mount Etna in Italy.

MILAN, Italy — Sicily’s Mt. Etna put on a fiery show Monday, sending a cloud of smoke and ash several miles into the air, but officials said the activity posed no danger to the population.