This time around, a pyroclastic flow of hot rock, ash, and gas was seen falling around 11.30am, while a fountain of lava was emitted from its southeast crater.

Officials assure public: no immediate threat from volcano's eruptive cloud and pyroclastic flow Smoke billows from Mount Etna volcano, Italy, Monday, June 2, 2025.

A pyroclastic flow occurs when volcanic rock, ash and hot gasses surge from volcanoes. They are extremely dangerous. The explosive activity “had transitioned to a lava fountain”, INGV said ...

At around 10 a.m. on Monday, Etna exploded with its first major, violent eruption of the year: lava fountains and a column of ash and gas rose several kilometers, or miles, in the air. The event ...

A volcanic eruption in Italy left people scurrying for cover from what officials are saying is a pyroclastic flow. Several videos circulating online show people running as smoke from the side of ...

A stream of solidified lava pieces, volcanic ash, and hot gases, also known as pyroclastic flow, barreled down the side of Sicily’s Mount Etna on Monday, June 2, the Italian National Institute ...

ROME: A huge plume of ash, gas and rock spewed forth today from Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano, but authorities said there was no current danger to the population.

Mount Etna, the volcano that towers over eastern Sicily, has again captivated the world with a spectacular show, spewing smoke and high into the sky. But the defining event of Monday's eruption was ...

Authorities emphasized there was no danger to the population, and the pyroclastic flow — a fast-moving mixture of rock fragments, gas and ash — was limited to about 2 kilometers (more than a mile) and ...

The most recent pyroclastic flows with significant reach were recorded on Feb. 10, 2022, Oct. 23, 2021, Dec. 13, 2020, and Feb. 11, 2014, Marco Viccaro, president of Italy's national volcanology ...