Eager tourists they pour on Hills In Sicily to watch impressive eruptions on VulcanBut local officials now ask them to demolish it, saying that their appearance is disturbed by the rescue services and the urgent response.
First 2025 Mount Etna eruption He intensified over the weekend, creating significant lava flows that pierced the deep snowflake of the mountain and encouraged thousands of tourists to climb the Sicilian slope to take a closer look.
Lava flows from fractures on Etno Hill during the eruption of volcano on February 14, 2025.
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In a Post Facebook On Sunday, the head of the regional civilian protection of Sicily, Salvo Cocina, described that the narrow streets leading to volcanoes are full of parked cars and traffic jams, which is almost impossible to access emergency vehicles.
He also wrote that four people had been saved on Sunday, none of whom were seriously injured. Even at night between Sunday and Monday, other people were saved, including a woman who allegedly had a “panic attack”, who were not all properly equipped or prepared for a trip.
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The mayor of Adano, one of the companies closest to the latest eruption, even issued an order during the weekend, banning anyone of Getting within 500 meters Lava flow.
The view of the Etna Mountain seen from Adrania, Catania, which produces a new eruption, February 14, 2025.
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Maybe not surprising, the command is largely neglected. Hundreds of videos have been posted on social networks, reports The Guardian, showing curious viewers Arrival within centimeters From the flow of lava – and even some people ski with a large melted river.
“I have seen many photos and videos of people Dangerously close On the front, even skiing, “said Carlo Caputo, the mayor of the nearby Belsasso city, for Guardian.” Although visually striking, it exposes them to serious risks, because the lion interacts with the snow, it can also evaporate it immediately with a released heat Energy, it can violently throw fragments or rocks. “
The view of the Etna Mountain seen from Adrania, Catania, which produces a new eruption on February 11, 2025.
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Mount Etna is known erupted frequentlyAnd from February 11, a new crack has opened in the southwestern Bocca Nuova, bringing more flow flows to the surface. By Monday, ash shows from the crater became so thick that the air traffic around Sicily was disturbed, and dozens of flights from Catania Airport were diverted.
From Monday, The lion progressed About four kilometers down the slope, the Italian exit from the news reports.
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