Officials warn of tourists and skiers

yearning Tourists Flow to Etna Mountain In Sicily to see impressive revolutions volcanoBut local officials are now asking them to get out of that, saying that their amazing ways hinder rescue and response services.

The first of 2025 for Mount Ena Eruption It was intensified during the weekend, resulting in large lava flows that were cut through the deep ice pack on the mountain and pushing thousands of tourists to climb the slope slope to get a better look.

in Posted to Facebook On Sunday, Salvo Kokina, head of regional civil protection in Sicily, described how the narrow streets leading to the volcano were full of parked cars and traffic jams, making it impossible for emergency cars to reach the site.

He also wrote that four people were seriously injured, on Sunday. At night hours between Sunday and Monday, other people were rescued, including a woman who had a “panic attack”, all of whom were not properly equipped or prepared.

The mayor of Adrano, one of the closest communities to the last eruption, has even issued an order during the weekend that prohibits anyone from Get a distance of 500 meters From lava flow.

Perhaps not surprisingly, the regime has been greatly ignored. Hundreds of videos were published on social media, according to the guardian reports, which shows curious spectators Get within centimeters From volcanic lava flows – and even some people ski next to one melted river.

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“I have seen many pictures and videos of people Dangerous close “Forward, and even ski,” Carlo Kapoto, the nearby municipality of Blaysbo. “Although amazingly visually, it exposes them to serious risks, as lava, which interacts with snow, can evaporate it immediately, and with the release of thermal energy, it may receive violent fragments or rocks.”

It is known It erupts frequentlyAnd as of February 11, a new incision opened on the southwestern BoCCA Nuova hole, which led to multiple lava flows to the surface. By Monday, ash emissions of the hole became so thick that air traffic around Sicily has disrupted and dozens of flights from Katania Airport.

As of the two, Volcanic lava has advanced About four kilometers below the slope, Italian news reports.

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