Overview
- INGV reported dozens-of-meters-high lava fountains at the summit craters, strong blasts at the Northeast crater, and a 1.8-kilometer lava flow moving east.
- Civil protection increased the ground alert to Yellow and INGV elevated the aviation warning to Red.
- Winds carried volcanic ash to the northeast, with light fall reported in Taormina and at Piano Provenzana.
- Catania–Fontanarossa airport said flights were operating normally despite the eruption and ash emissions.
- Authorities closed tourist access to Etna above 2,500 meters as monitoring continues.