Italy’s Mount Etna issues highest aviation alert as ash cloud rises 2.5 miles
Italy’s Mount Etna sent an ash cloud about 4 kilometers into the air on Thursday, prompting authorities to issue the highest aviation alert. Airport operations in Catania were not immediately affected.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:34 PM 24 September 2026
Italy's Mount Etna emitted an ash cloud rising about 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) on Thursday, prompting the country's volcanology institute to issue its highest aviation alert, according to Rai News.
The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology's Etna Observatory in Catania issued a red Volcano Observatory Notice for Aviation as ash from the volcano's summit craters dispersed toward the south-southeast, the broadcaster reported.
Volcanic tremors remained at medium-low levels.
The activity had not affected operations at Catania's Vincenzo Bellini International Airport at the time of the report.
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