
The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology of Catania located the emission of lava at an estimated altitude of about 3,000 metres above sea level between the base of the Bocca Nuova crater and the South-East crater.
According to volcanologists, the current eruption is a typical sub-terminal eruption as it comes from a fracture and not from one of the main craters.
The 3,330-metre-high volcano is the tallest in Europe, and is believed to have the longest documented history of eruptions among all volcanoes, with records dating back to 425 B.C.
Comment: An earlier report from about a week prior: More flooding and extreme rainfall hits Queensland, Australia - 39 inches of rain in 48 hours