Safety warnings as tourists rush to Italy's erupting Mount Etna

Spectacular images of lava flowing down the slopes of an erupting Mount Etna have drawn flocks of sometimes ill-equipped tourists to the Italian volcano – drawing concern from local guides.

Hundreds of passengers have been left stranded at Italy’s Catania airport after Mount Etna erupted.

Spectacular images of lava flowing down the slopes of an erupting Mount Etna have drawn flocks of tourists to the Italian volcano – to the worry of local guides. The tallest active volcano in Europe, Etna has been spewing ash and lava for days, forcing the closure of the nearby Catania airport, a key gateway for touris

Rivers of lava pour from new vents on Italy’s Mount Etna  CNN

A videographer captured striking footage of lava flowing from a new eruptive vent on Mount Etna in Sicily on August 7. Emilio Messina said the lava emerged from a newly formed fissure about 9,000 feet above sea level and flowed into the Valle del Bove. The footage also showed explosive activity at Etna’s Voragine crate

Mount Etna, on the Italian island of Sicily, has erupted again, sending ash and lava into the air and causing flight disruptions at Catania Airport

Catania Airport in Sicily has suspended all inbound flights after ash from Mount Etna's latest eruption spread into nearby airspace