Italy’s Mount Etna in pics: Drone captures chilling views of volcanic eruption as panicked tourists run for safety

Updated On Jun 02, 2025 11:06 PM IST

Mount Etna, the huge active volcano in Europe, erupted on Monday, sending terrified visitors fleeing for their lives.

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Lava flows during an eruption of the Mount Etna volcano, Sicily, late on May 12, 2025. (Photo by Giuseppe Distefano / Etna Walk / AFP)(AFP)
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Lava flows during an eruption of the Mount Etna volcano, Sicily, late on May 12, 2025. (Photo by Giuseppe Distefano / Etna Walk / AFP)(AFP)

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Smoke rises from the crater of the Etna volcano as it erupts, on Mount Etna near Catania on June 2, 2025. A huge plume of ash, gas and rock spewed forth on June 2, 2025, from Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's largest active volcano, after a portion of its southeastern crater likely collapsed, authorities said. (Photo by Giuseppe Distefano / AFP)(AFP)
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Smoke rises from the crater of the Etna volcano as it erupts, on Mount Etna near Catania on June 2, 2025. A huge plume of ash, gas and rock spewed forth on June 2, 2025, from Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano, after a portion of its southeastern crater likely collapsed, authorities said. (Photo by Giuseppe Distefano / AFP)(AFP)

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The Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre Toulouse promptly declared a "code red" on Monday morning, as volcanic ash started to fall over the tourist destination.(AFP)
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The Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre Toulouse promptly declared a “code red” on Monday morning, as volcanic ash started to fall over the tourist destination.(AFP)

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Homes in the vicinity trembled when the historic landmark exploded overnight, filling the sky with a massive column of smoke and ash.(AP)
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Homes in the vicinity trembled when the historic landmark exploded overnight, filling the sky with a massive column of smoke and ash.(AP)

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Volcanic steam rises from Mount Etna, near Motta Camastra, Sicily, Italy, June 2, 2025. REUTERS/Joachim Herrmann(REUTERS)
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Volcanic steam rises from Mount Etna, near Motta Camastra, Sicily, Italy, June 2, 2025. REUTERS/Joachim Herrmann(REUTERS)

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A drone view shows volcanic steam rising from Mount Etna, as seen from Milo, Italy, June 2, 2025. REUTERS/Giuseppe di Stefano(REUTERS)
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A drone view shows volcanic steam rising from Mount Etna, as seen from Milo, Italy, June 2, 2025. REUTERS/Giuseppe di Stefano(REUTERS)

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Tourists tour Mount Etna after its eruption this morning, Sicily, Italy, June 2, 2025. Shocking videos that went viral on social media showed frightened tourists running down a trail on the massive volcano's slope as soon as the lava began to overflow.(REUTERS)
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Tourists tour Mount Etna after its eruption this morning, Sicily, Italy, June 2, 2025. Shocking videos that went viral on social media showed frightened tourists running down a trail on the massive volcano’s slope as soon as the lava began to overflow.(REUTERS)

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