Etna grows in height, while ash continues to flow out of Voragine:diverted flights

Disruptions at Catania airport due to lava material caused by Strombolian activity

PALERMO – A gradual increase in Strombolian activity and emission of ash which disperses towards the south.This is what was recorded by the INGV experts on Etna.Last night the volcano made itself felt again:in particular the Voragine crater.“The average amplitude of the volcanic tremor, following a gradual increase, has currently reached the high level, with an increasing trend – they explain from the Etna Observatory -.The centroid of the sources of the volcanic tremor is located just east of the Voragine crater at an elevation of approximately 2,800 meters above sea level."Infrasonic activity is high and the sources of the events are located in the Voragine crater.Due to the lava material accumulated by the latest eruptions, the Voragine crater has become the new peak of Etna, reaching a height of 3,369 metres.

ETNA.SEVEN FLIGHTS ARRIVING IN CATANIA DIVERTED TO PALERMO

Disruptions at Catania airport due to the ash caused by the Strombolian activity of Etna.There are seven planes originally arriving in Fontanarossa but which this morning were diverted to Falcone-Borsellino airport in Palermo.These are flights coming from Tirana, Pisa, Krakow, Budapest, Brussels, Stuttgart and Dusseldorf.