Volcano Etna unsettled: hundreds of earthquakes

catánia - After the sudden eruption of Mount Etna on Monday, it is still uneasy around the mountain. There are hundreds of light and some heavier earthquakes registered around the mountain in Sicily.

A 2 kilometer long hole has been created that lava flows out of, reported the Italian national institute for geophysics and volcanology. Ashes fell in the municipality of Zafferana Etnea.

Catania airport, 60 kilometers south of Mount Etna, closed due to precaution for some time due to the ash cloud above the volcano. On Tuesday there were again incoming and outgoing flights.