Ash Warning Issued After Italy's Mount Etna Volcano Erupts

An ash advisory was issued on Monday, January 18, after Italy’s Mount Etna erupted.

Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Toulouse recorded Mount Etna’s eruption on the Monday and said ash fallout was reported in Fleri, Catania, Italy.

Footage shot by photographer Gaetano Longo from Belpasso, about 14 miles from the base of the volcano, shows a huge plume of smoke rising as red lava shoots towards the sky. Credit: Gaetano Longo via Storyful