Lava gushes from the Mt Etna volcano near Catania, Sicily, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.
Europe's most active volcano came alive around 4 pm local time on Tuesday, according to the Italian Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology.
(AP Photo/Salvatore Allegra)PEDARA โ Residents and municipal teams worked Wednesday to clean up a Sicilian village near Mount Etna after Europeโs most active volcano spewed lava, ashes and volcanic stones.
But nearby residents said the eruption was unusual in that big chunks of volcanic stones carpeted the area, not just ash.
โThe entire territory of Pedara and all the streets are covered in volcanic ashes and lapillus,โ or volcanic stones, he said.