ETNA - Thar She Blows

Wednesday, July 25, 2001: Lava bursts from Mount Etna
PIER PAOLO CITO / AP

Wednesday, July 25, 2001: Lava bursts from Mount Etna, near Nicolosi, Italy.Despite new tremors and continued spectacular bursts of lava, a top Cabinet official pronounced the situation under control Wednesday after flying over the volcano. Etna which towers 10,860 feet above Sicily, comes to life every few months. The last major eruption was in 1992.

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