The copious ash column and pyroclastic flow at Stromboli this afternoon as seen from Panarea Island (image: Il Mondo dei Terremoti)
There are several more images of today’s massive explosion at Stromboli circulating in social media.
Now a strong smell of sulfur is felt in the port area.
The released ash plume rose about 4 km above the summit.
The spectacular ash plume rising several hundreds of meters above the island and the hot avalanches (image: Il Mondo dei Terremoti)