Etna eruption suspends Catania arrivals as ash blankets Sicily

Mount Etna, one of the world's most active volcanoes, belched smoke and ash in a new eruption on Saturday, forcing the suspension of arrivals at Catania airport on Sicily, according to The Local Italy.

The disruption is the latest in a series of eruptions that have periodically closed the airport, which serves as a key gateway for tourism and trade to the island and the broader Mezzogiorno.

For Calabria, across the Strait of Messina, Etna's activity is a familiar reminder of the geological volatility that shapes the region's infrastructure and daily life.