01:24Hikers have been filmed venturing dangerously close to Mount Etna, as red-hot lava spews from Europe's most active volcano.Footage shows hikers gathering around the volcano, watching and posing during its latest ongoing eruption, which began on 6 August.Experts noting an unusual amount of ash is being spewed out, and flights at Sicily’s primary airport, Catania, have been suspended over the past week.“Volcanic ash can be a great risk for aircraft," explained Boris Behncke, a researcher at the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology’s Etna Observatory. The ash can damage aircraft systems and cause jet engines to fail. Up next
Hikers venture dangerously close to lava as Mount Etna erupts again
Hikers have been filmed venturing dangerously close to Mount Etna, as red-hot lava spews from Europe's most active volcano. Footage shows hikers gathering around the volcano, watching and posing during its latest ongoing eruption, which began on 6 August. Experts noting an unusual amount of ash is being spewed out, and flights at Sicily’s primary airport, Catania, have been suspended over the past week. “Volcanic ash can be a great risk for aircraft," explained Boris Behncke, a researcher at the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology’s Etna Observatory. The ash can damage aircraft systems and cause jet engines to fail.
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