It was like something out of a disaster movie.
Dramatic footage captured the moment Italy’s Stromboli volcano erupted earlier this week, shooting ash plumes into the sky and sparking a “mini tsunami.” The explosive video is currently blowing up online as authorities issue warnings to the surrounding population.
The volcano — which is one of the few in the world with continuous activity — blew its top at 4 a.m. Monday morning, sending columns of ash into the air over Stromboli island, which is part of the Aeolian archipelago off northern Sicily, the Local reported. It also sent lava cascading into the sea, creating seismic waves that were registered by the tsunami warning system.
The volcanic event was nearly identical to an eruption Sunday, in which Stromboli’s crater rim partially collapsed and caused these so-called “mini-tsunamis.”
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