My family stayed in Stromboli, an island off the north of Sicily. My kids loved playing with black sand and watching the ...

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 small Italian island of Stromboli, home to one of Europe’s most active volcanoes, erupted again Sunday. See the volcano through the years.

Eruptions at Italy's Mount Etna and the smaller Stromboli volcano spewed hot ash and lava, raising alert levels on the Mediterranean island of Sicily and forcing a temporary shutdown of Catania ...