Mount Etna, among Europe’s most active volcanoes, dazzled spectators at night amidst heightened volcanic activity. Eruptions illuminated one of its craters, while lava streamed down the 3,320-meter-high peak in Sicily.
Mount Nyiragongo’s last eruption, in 2002, left hundreds dead and coated airport runways in lava. More than 100,000 people were left homeless in the aftermath, adding to the fear in Goma on Saturday night.
An eruption of 4,003-foot (1,220-meter) volcano in 1902 killed roughly 1,600 people. Scientists warn that explosions could continue for days or even weeks.
A thick layer of ash covered several villages up to 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) from the crater, said Armen Putra, an official at the Mount Sinabung observation post.
Tokyo: A Japanese military helicopter rescued three people Sunday morning from a spectacular volcanic eruption that sent officials scrambling to reach many more injured and stranded on a mountain.Mount Ontake in central Japan erupted shortly
TOKYO: A volcano has erupted in central Japan, sending a large plume of ash high into the sky and prompting a warning to climbers and others to avoid the area.Japanese broadcaster NHK says there are
Jakarta: About 12,000 people have fled villages on the mountainside of the Mount Sinabung volcano in Sumatra as it erupted again, bringing the total number of displaced people to 20,000, officials said Monday.Bowo Asa, senior
Mosco, Jan 29: A volcano is continuing to erupt in Russia's Far East, sending plumes of gas and ash into the sky.Footage filmed on Friday shows rivers of molten lava flowing in the area of
Mexico, Sep 14 : Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in Guatemala after the Fuego volcano eruption, which the specialists estimate to be the most powerful since 1999 in this Central American country,
Jakarta, Jul 15: A volcano in central Indonesia spit lava and smoke thousands of feet into the air early Friday, sending panicked residents fleeing down its slopes. There were no immediate reports of casualties.The first
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