Mount Etna eruption triggers red alert; flights cancelled across Sicily

Flight cancellations and travel disruptions affecting passengers; potential ash exposure to local populations in Sicily.

For the seventh consecutive day, Mount Etna — Europe's most restless volcanic giant — reminded the people of Sicily that the earth beneath them has its own calendar. On the morning of July 6th, the mountain entered red alert status, filling the sky with ash and lighting the night with lava in a display of strombolian force that grounded flights across the island. What began as geological unrest has become a sustained disruption to the rhythms of modern life, asking travelers, airlines, and residents alike to reckon with the limits of human scheduling against the patience of the earth.

Mount Etna eruption triggers red alert; flights cancelled across Sicily

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