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Article: Oasis of calm in the shadow of Mt Etna.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- July 28, 2001
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Byline: TESSA BOASE
MOUNT Etna has been at it again. Plumes of smoke, fountains of red sparks and a slow-moving lava flow down its south flank have held the world's attention all week.
Close-up, it looks terrifying. But from a comfortable distance - such as Catania, 20 miles south-east of Etna's green foothills - it is said to look quite beautiful.
Far from it being a national disaster, most parts of Sicily are functioning pretty well as normal.
Etna has been erupting for half a million years; it is the world's most active volcano. This month's fireworks are by no means the most spectacular, and the trickle of lava, nearing the rather ...