On the nearby island of Stromboli the Civil Protection agency issued its top, red alert warning the situation there could deteriorate. The volcano there also started erupting earlier this week, sending ash clouds two kilometres into the sky and spilling lava into the sea.
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00:00Catania airport was closed on Friday because of ashfall on the runway as Mount Etna continues
00:08to erupt.
00:09One of Europe's most active volcanoes, Etna, began erupting on Tuesday, sending lava flowing
00:15down the cone on the Italian island of Sicily.
00:19Flights resumed at around 3pm local time, although some restrictions in services remained
00:23in place.
00:28The mayor of Catania issued an order on Friday banning two-wheeled vehicles for 48 hours
00:33and restricting the speed limit to 30 km an hour due to the amount of ash falling on the
00:39city.
00:40The eruption prompted Italy's civil protection agency to raise its alert level for the area
00:45from green to yellow.
00:48Meanwhile, on the nearby island of Stromboli, the civil protection agency issued its top
00:54red alert, warning the situation there could deteriorate.
00:58The volcano also started erupting earlier this week, sending ash clouds two kilometers
01:03into the sky and spilling lava into the sea.