Italy|Sicily’s largest airport was briefly closed due to the eruption.
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in Italy The Etna volcano erupted on Tuesday, the news agencies Reuters and AFP report, among others.
Etna is located on the island of Sicily near the city of Catania. Catania airport was temporarily closed due to the eruption.
The eruption of the volcano caused an ash cloud rising to a height of eight kilometers, reports the TV channel Euronews, among others. According to Reuters, the cleaning work at the airport started as soon as the ash rain seemed to be coming to an end.
On Tuesday evening, Catania airport operations returned to normal, as the volcanic activity of the volcano decreased, Reuters reports.
More than three Kilometer high Etna is the largest active volcano in Europe.
Etna erupted last of July at the beginning of. Also at that time Catania airport had to be closed.
Etna has erupted several times in the last 500,000 years.
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