The long - awaited Etna volcano explodes, and these are fascinating views

Etna volcano in Sicily was renewed Wednesday morning, releasing ash and lava into the sky.

The images are really impressive. The moment is seen when molten mortar begins to fall on the side of the most famous European volcano, which is about 700 thousand years old and 38 miles [38 km] wide.

Mount Etna is located in the city of Catania, between the Messiah and the Catania. Every year it produces enough lava to fill a skyscraper, pouring out tons of molten metal in Sicily.

* Etna is the highest volcano on the European continent, totaling 3300m high. It is one of the most active and active volcanoes in the world.

Etna produces about 7 million tonnes of CO2, water and sulfur dioxide annually. In 2011, Etna produced some 70 million tons of lava. Etna is 700 thousand years old and 38 miles [38 km] wide.

The last time Etna became a serious threat to the surrounding villages was in 1992, when the mortar flooded into Zafferana, a city of 7 thousand people.

In a spectacular operation, Italian and American soldiers used controlled explosions to change the flow of the lava.