Mount Etna, the towering and restless volcano on Sicily’s eastern coast, erupted Monday, spewing fiery lava and thick ash high into the sky. Tourists and locals alike scrambled for safety as the volcano’s latest outburst rattled nearby homes and blanketed the region in ash. Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) reported “intense and almost continuous” strombolian explosions, prompting the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre Toulouse to issue a “code red” alert.
