Violent Eruptions In Italy: Stromboli Volcano Kills Tourist, Etna Erupts With Powerful Explosion

Violent Stromboli volcanic eruption kills one tourist in Italy in videos and pictures

The Stromboli volcano has violently erupted, killing a tourist in Italy.

Other people, terrified when ash started rising high into the sky, threw themselves into the sea.

The victim died while hiking towards the volcano’s summit on Stromboli, Marco Giorgianni, the mayor of neighbouring Lipari, told Ansa.

Firefighters were tackling blazes caused by the eruption, Ansa reported.

“We saw the explosion from the hotel. There was a loud roar,” Michela Favorito, who works in a hotel on the island, told Reuters news agency.

“We plugged our ears and after this a cloud of ash swept over us. The whole sky is full of ash, a fairly large cloud,” he said.

Holidaymakers were reported to have run into the sea after seeing ash rising from the volcano. The island is a popular location for holiday homes of the rich and famous.

Following the eruption, evacuation operations began on the island.

Stromboli is a small island in the Mediterranean Sea, off the north coast of Sicily, and is a popular tourist destination. ANSA also reported that the volcano was spewing out red hot rocks, and new lava spouts are creeping down the volcano onto the island.

Etna volcanic eruption in videos

Volcanoes in Italy are currently very active.

Just before Stromboli today, a powerful explosion rattled Etna volcano on July 2, 2019.

While today’s major Stromboli volcanic eruption has killed at least 1 tourist climber, the Etna volcano explosion of yesterday sent a thick plume of ash and gas high in the air.

The eruption took place at the Northeast Crater at 10:06 UTC. 

The ash plume emitted quickly before dispersing in the area of the summit.

Here another view of this ongoing eruption:

The explosion generated a transient signal in the infrasound signal and was accompanied by a low frequency seismic signal registered by stations around the crater.

The current Etna activity is characterized by strombolian activity with explosions and incandescent lapilli sprays falling near the crater in the area at the top of the volcano. 

The current volcanic unrest at Mount Etna is safe for people, residential areas and does not affect the operation of Catania Airport.