ALARMANTNO: Aerodrom na Siciliji zatvoren nakon što je Etna izbacila…

“Pista na aerodromu Katanija je neupotrebljiva zbog pada vulkanskog pepela: obustavljeni su i dolasci i polasci”, navodi se u saopćenju kompanije koja upravlja aerodromom.

🔺Catania Airport🔻
Due to the eruptive activity of Etna and the presence of volcanic ash on the runways, @CTAairport is currently closed and flights are expected to resume at 3:00 PM. Please check the flight status on https://t.co/HBEMobSCtA and the APP before heading to the… pic.twitter.com/GJybX2S2AR

— ITA Airways (@ITAAirways) July 5, 2024

Letovi bi trebali biti nastavljeni u 15:00, navodi se, tražeći od putnika da provjere status svojih letova prije nego što krenu na aerodrom.

Oblaci pepela skočili su u nebo čak 4,5 kilometara, napisao je italijanski Nacionalni institut za geofiziku i vulkanologiju (INGV) u četvrtak na X-u, nekadašnjem Twitteru.

⚡ More video from Europe’s highest and most active volcano “exploded” in Sicily. One of the largest craters woke up and ejected a large number of pieces of red-hot rock, INGV.

Etna is located in Italy. The Catania airport was closed due to the eruption. Residents of Sicily… pic.twitter.com/FaHP7m6IMk

— Malinda 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇵🇱🇨🇦🇮🇹🇦🇺🇬🇧🇬🇪🇩🇪🇸🇪 (@TreasChest) July 5, 2024

Na snimku objavljenom na društvenim mrežama u petak se vide ulice centra Katanije prekrivene debelim slojevima crnog pepela, što usporava saobraćaj.