Tourist influx at Sicily’s Mount Etna is blocking rescue workers, authorities say
A week of spectacular lava sprays on Sicily’s snow-capped Mount Etna, one of the world’s most active volcanos, has drawn thousands of people wanting to see the eruption.
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Sicily's gangsters complain they can't get the staff
Despite its evident yearning for crimes of the past, the Mafia in Sicily is still a force to be reckoned with, warns anti-mafia prosecutor Maurizio de Lucia: "Cosa nostra is alive and present." ...
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Mount Etna volcanic eruption: Is it still safe to travel to Sicily and are flights cancelled?
Mount Etna, the tallest and most active volcano in Europe, is currently erupting, leaving travellers bound for the Italian island of Sicily worried. The latest eruption began on 11 February ...
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Sicily's hills were 40 metres below water during Earth's megaflood
Jumbled deposits of rock found on the top of hills in south-east Sicily were left by the megaflood that refilled the Mediterranean sea 5 million years – the largest known flooding event in Earth ...