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Smoke could be seen filling the sky.
14:21, Sun, Jul 5, 2026 Updated: 14:21, Sun, Jul 5, 2026
Mount Etna (Image: X)
Mount Etna in Sicily has erupted as smoke fills the sky above the Italian island.
Catania Airport has also had to suspend flights due to safety fears.
Ash reportedly started rising from Etna ar around 7:45am this morning and intensified just before 9am.
La Sicilia reports: "From 7:45 a.m., ash emissions began from the vent on the upper eastern flank of the Voragine crater, intensifying around 8:45 a.m. until generating an eruptive cloud about 1.5 kilometers high above the volcano's summit. For safety reasons, incoming flights to Catania-Fontanarossa airport have been suspended, while Ingv models indicate that the ash cloud will move toward the southern and south-southeast sectors in the coming hours."
MORE UPDATES TO FOLLOW BELOW...
11 mins ago14:21 Holly Kintuka
Photos of Mount Etna's current eruption
Photographs of the eruption have been captured.
Emissions were seen early this morning (Image: Getty)
Mount Etna entered a new eruptive phase from January 1, 2026 (Image: Getty)
29 mins ago14:03 Holly Kintuka
ITA Airways cancels all flights
Italy's leading airline ITA Airways has announced that all departing and arriving flights are subject to cancellation or rescheduling.
In a statement issued on X, the airline wrote: " Temporary closure of Catania Fontanarossa airport
"Due to Mount Etna’s volcanic activity and the presence of volcanic ash in the atmosphere, operations at Catania Fontanarossa Airport have been temporarily suspended.
"Our departing and arriving flights are subject to cancellations and rescheduling.
"Please check your flight status on our website and app before heading to the airport."
35 mins ago13:57 Holly Kintuka
Video footage of eruption
Videos of the eruption have been posted online, showing thick black ash spewing from the volcano.
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49 mins ago13:43 Holly Kintuka
When did the start erupting this year?
Mount Etna is one of Europe’s largest active volcanoes. The first time it erupted was January 1, when an eruption began on the volcano’s eastern slope at an altitude of 2,100 meters (6,900 feet).
58 mins ago13:34 Charlie Bradley
Eruption started earlier this morning
Ash reportedly started rising from Etna ar around 7:45am this morning and intensified just before 9am.
La Sicilia reports: "From 7:45 a.m., ash emissions began from the vent on the upper eastern flank of the Voragine crater, intensifying around 8:45 a.m. until generating an eruptive cloud about 1.5 kilometres high above the volcano's summit. For safety reasons, incoming flights to Catania-Fontanarossa airport have been suspended, while Ingv models indicate that the ash cloud will move toward the southern and south-southeast sectors in the coming hours."
1 hour ago13:32 Charlie Bradley
Catania Airport update
Catania Airport has ordered the closure of sector B2 and the reduction of arrivals to 5 flights per hour until 9 PM local time following the volcanic activity of Etna.
1 hour ago13:31 Charlie Bradley
Video or eruption
Footage shows smoke filling the sky due to the eruption.
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