Mount Etna has continued to spew out lava during a spectacular eruption.
Mount Etna in Sicily has roared back into spectacular volcanic action, sending up plumes of ash and spewing lava.
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Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology (INGV) says the volcano, which initially "re-awoke" in late July, sprang into fuller action on Thursday evening by shooting up chunks of flaming lava as high as 150 meters almost constantly.
On Friday, INGV said the action was continuing, feeding ash plumes several hundred meters into the air above the crater.
No evacuations of towns on Etna's slopes were reported.
Sicilians farm on the fertile soils of the slopes of Etna. The volcano is also a popular destination for hikers on the Mediterranean island.
Australian Associated Press
