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.

Fluxo de lava atrai visitantes às encostas do vulcão, enquanto atividade eruptiva provoca restrições temporárias no principal terminal aéreo do leste da Sicília

Der Ätna spuckt weiter Lava, viele Urlauber sitzen auf Sizilien fest. Der Flughafen Catania ist derzeit vollkommen geschlossen.