Second volcano erupts in Italy - spewing ash and lava into sky
A second volcano has erupted in Italy this week – as Mount Stromboli belched ash and lava just off the northern coast of Sicily. Local media report that the Italian fire department has enhanced its monitoring of the volcano as it becomes more active. The coast guard has stepped up its activity too deploying more patrol boats and aircraft. The Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) based in Toulouse, France warned of an ash plume that rose up to an estimated altitude of 2000m. Lava flowed from the volcano into the sea along the Sciara del Fuaco, a depression on the island which serves as a major t...