Italy's Mount Etna Erupts Today

Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna erupted on Sunday sending a four mile-long plume of smoke and ash into the sky.

5:37PM GMT 18 Mar 2012

The eruption is the fourth of its kind this year sending a lava stream into Sicily's uninhabited valley of Valle del Bove.

Etna, which is 11,000ft high and located 18 miles above the Sicilian town of Catania, often erupts but rarely causes damage. 11,000ft high, sits

Nearby airports remained open and continued operations during the eruption athough authorities shut down two nearby flight paths.