John

A volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli, close to the north coast of Sicily, has begun spewing lava.
Two new craters have opened at the summit and one of the lava streams has already started flowing into the sea.

Civil defence authorities have begun emergency procedures and coastguard patrol boats have been deployed.
The population of 750 people has been urged to stay away from the coast. The last major eruption in 2002 caused a collapse that led to a small tsunami.

The wave reached 10 metres (33ft) high and caused serious damage to Stromboli village on the north of the island.
(BBC)

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FlRic

On our b/2b around Italy cruise a few years ago (and it might have been 2002) we passed Stromboli at 11:00pm not knowing anything about it. The Captain announced the passage about 10 minutes before and we went up on deck in time to see it erupt! What a sight! We had never seen a volcano erupt and it was especially impressive at night.

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Rick. Go to www.yourworldmap.com/show.asp?anv=83 to see a map of my travels.

How DO they get deer to cross the road only at those yellow road signs?

John

The islanders and tourists have all been advised to evacuate the island as the volcano continues to erupt.

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